Elections, especially in Virginia and Ohio, should convince pro-life Republicans of their need to come up with a different strategy when it comes to abortion. A no-exceptions mandate, or strictly limiting the procedure isn't working, in part because a new generation of younger people seem less predisposed to curtailing it.
Instead of being put on the defensive for pregnancies due to rape, incest or the life of the mother, Republicans and pro-lifers need to go on the offensive. USA Today has reported that according to the Guttmacher Institute, "Just one percent of women obtain an abortion because they became pregnant through rape, and less than 0.5% do so because of incest."
Those who are pro-life need to do a better job of portraying the other side as the real radicals. They mostly oppose any restrictions on abortion. Pro-lifers should continue to work to protect the lives of the unborn at earlier stages. Aren't more than 60 million U.S. abortions since 1973 enough? Are people not concerned about the decline in America's birth rate?
Back to politics. In Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who has been seen by some as a possible alternative to Donald Trump in the presidential contest, had campaigned hard to hold on to the slim Republican majority in the state house and flip the Democrat's slim majority in the state Senate. He and Republicans lost both houses, dooming most of his agenda for his last two years in office, as well as his proposal to limit abortions to 15 weeks.
Redistricting in Virginia did not help Youngkin's cause. On top of the usual large turnout by Democrats in Northern Virginia, Richmond and other high population cities, the redrawing of district lines favored Democrats. It's fair to say that any hope of a Youngkin presidential candidacy next year is dead, if it ever was alive because he eschewed any talk of running until the election was over. It's now over and with filing deadlines rapidly approaching in some states, it appears over for him in 2024.
There are calls from some Republicans for RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to resign because of continuing Republican losses, but she is not the main problem. Too many Republicans are reluctant to talk about abortion because they appear unsure or uncomfortable with their positions. The other side is anything but uncomfortable. They are deeply committed to fighting for "a woman's right to choose" and their convictions appear to be overwhelming the pro-life position
We live in an anti-life and increasingly lawless culture. When I was young, newspapers buried most crime stories on inside pages because there was so little of it. The rare murder made it to the front page and was the lead story on local TV. Today, even when there are multiple murders in big cities, they barely get our attention because we have become so inured to violence.
I see abortion increasingly as a reflection of our deepening decadence at many levels. It's not the main cause of our moral decline. That means it must be dealt with at a deeper level than politics.
As expected, Democrats are celebrating their victories. It appears they will make abortion a central issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. Perhaps, Republicans should keep the focus, not on abortion, but rather on President Biden's sagging poll numbers.
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Thats Window Peep & Book Burning Party.
I'm with cal here. I think that old white men legislators and republicans should continue pushing for fewer rights for women. It's a winning strategy!
Between fewer rights for women and all in for Trump, what could go wrong?
Don't donate to the Republican party, just directly to your MAGA candidate and Trump.
This is the last gasp for the deep state rinos
Let's put them out of their misery. Any party
That picks traitors like Michael Steele and Ronna
Romney McDaniel to head the party, doesn't deserve financial support.
You're not paying attention, Ewe-Gene. Trump and his MAGA bozos lost in '17, '18,'19,'20, 21. 22, and now '23.
Elections work best when MAGA does what it does best- LOSES.
And when commiecrats win, America loses. Right,
Things are going fabulously with you democrats running things. I guess Americans are gluttons for punishment. You have seen the videos of Laqueefas stuffing ballot boxes? Only in America.
That's why the last two Democratic Presidents had to enact the American Recovery Act and the American Rescue Plan after their Republican predecessors. I agree, Americans are gluttons for punishment if they vote for a Republican.
And that recovery money went straight into their leftist cronies pockets. Isn't it funny how after two trillion dollars, the democrats never seem to fix anything?
What exactly would you like them to fix Jizzhead? The potholes in Arimo? Pull your head out of Hannity's a$$ and take a look around. It's infrastructure week.
I seem to remember a few collapsed bridges under the democrats. And a lot of train derailments. You don't even hear about the other
Palestine.
Republicans and theocrats took a beating Tuesday.
And NOT ONE of Trump's endorsed candidates won. Are they "tired of winning" yet? For someone who wins so many polls, Trump sure loses a lot of elections.
Vivek called it out, the Republican party holding back funds to keep MAGA from winning....they
Tried to sabotage Trump the same way. Is that
Republican party witch really a Romney cousin?
It's not the money, Ewe-Gene. Voters are tired of the constant barrage of manufactured moral outrage being spewed by these lunatics. Libraries, "parental rights", abortion access, birth control bans, etc.
Moms for Liberty got their a$$es handed to them Tuesday. Their brand is toxic, along with politicians whose sole policy platform consisted of licking Trump's boots.
Read the room, Ewe-Gene. MAGA is dead.
Lunatics? Have you been paying attention to the non-binary freaks on your side? And if I had my
Choice......all democrats would be aborted.
If the scary LGBTQ community is going to continue be your 'go to' move on every issue I hope the WP&BBP (Window Peep & BBParty) is listening to YOU!
Thats Window Peep & Book Burning Party.
Nobody cares what you freaks do in the privacy of your own homes.....just keep your perversions out of the street. You're the party of flag burning
Statue destroying, puberty blocking, child castrating, pink tutu wearing freaks.
What you should really worry about is republican goons looking in your window someday. If you think they don't care "what you freaks do in the privacy of your own homes" you're not paying attention. And why shouldn't you be able to be who you are on "the street". Nice one little hitler.
It's a known fact that it's you welfare queen democrats who always have the free time to vote
In these off year elections....Republicans have to
Work. It's a good plan to make election day a national holiday.....then it won't just be you bedridden 500 pound hogs with your mail in votes who get to vote.
You have more excuses than a pregnant nun, Ewe-Gene. Face it, MAGA has the dying quivers. Can't wait to hear you howl and rub s**t in your hair next year. MAGA tears-the quicker picker upper!!
Misery for the democrats is a good thing, I would be fine with 4 more agonizing years of Biden. You
Probably will "win"......an endless supply of Laqueefas to stuff ballot boxes. I've already written off this country as a loss, now it's just
Entertaining to watch you leftist pricks getting what you voted for.
So the official spokesman of the State of Idaho and the party of voter suppression, Ewe-Gene Sant says more people need to get out and vote?
Agreed.
I'm not miserable at all, Ewe-Gene. Welcome to the Ridin' with Biden club.
Your riding a leftist ch-it show.
Republicans who work don't have time to fill in a mail in ballot? Or are Democrats the only people who can request a mail in ballot? Or, most likely, you are as dumb as you look?
Please, Ewe-Gene, vote as many times as you can. You can join your fellow Repukes from The Village in jail.
Vote early and vote often......the commiecrat mantra.
If I lose, it's rigged- MAGAt Mantra
democrats 2000......it's rigged.
democrats 2004.......it's rigged.
democrats 2016........it's rigged.
Shut up 8 shot booster boy.
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