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To: SJackson

I skimmed the rest after the author says they are pro choice. Whatev lady.


28 posted on 06/28/2022 11:26:30 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: subterfuge
I skimmed the rest after the author says they are pro choice. Whatev lady.

A majority of Americans support abortion in the first trimester, including many Republicans.

For the last 49 years, Roe has been a useful foil for GOP lawmakers (and many GOP voters) in that it allowed them to draft and support extreme pro-life laws that had no chance of surviving in the court.

Now that Roe is history, GOP lawmakers are going to have to grapple with a reality they hadn't had to face before. Do they draft strict anti-abortion laws to appeal to their base, laws that could turn off large numbers of voters and could result in election defeats?

Some current (R) governors like DeSantis and Youngkin are trying to thread this needle with 15-week abortion limits that are certain to anger their pro-life base but might be a little more palatable to moderates and independents.

Politics is always about winning and voters are going to have to make tough decisions. Do I support the candidate that represents my views 100% but will lose to the candidate who represents 0% of my views or do I find someone in the middle and get 50% of what I want?

32 posted on 06/28/2022 3:43:53 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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