And you can bet that more than a few Hamiltonians of the Right shared in their grief.
The Hamiltonians are actually embarrassed that the 'radical conservatives' speak up on the behalf of the unborn.
In his otherwise detestable book, What's the matter with Kansas?, Frank makes one excellent point - he discusses how the early champions of the pro-life movement were treated with disdain by both Republicans and Democrats. In fact, Frank compares the initial beginnings of the pro-life movement with the beginnings of the abolisionist movement (in the 19th century). Both causes were not very popular with the "mainstream" parties until people embraced the ideas.