I don’t know what the Democrats are going to do, but this seems a safe prediction. I’ll also toss out what Republicans will likely do: Run away from this decision as fast as they can. They’ll not tout the religious exemption, they’ll not defend the decision, they’ll try their hardest not to mention it at all, thus hurting THEM in the midterms by making them seem what they are - weak kneed liberals that just don’t have the guts to call themselves Democrats.
The mid-terms don’t have an “American Idol” format like the presidential elections, so the shallow free-stuff army doesn’t take notice.
How disconnected does someone have to be to not know an election is coming up?
They would be going after single women that happen to work for a company that subscribes to a health care plan that covers 16 contraceptives but not four abortion drugs. I am sure they can fool many of them though
When does crying wolf stop being effective?
Years ago there was a gubernatorial election in VA. THE issue was abortion, with the standard party difference between the candidates. Dems beat the abortion issue to a fare-thee-well. It wasn’t just single women who rushed to the polls. It was also, in large numbers, college-educated, middle class white, married women.
They will be in a catch 22 position with their perceived single female voter base vs available Libertarians, Independents and Republican single female voters!
The GOPe is not very smart, but I expect real Republicans can continue to seed the real truth, that abortion on demand, or “choice” will very quickly become abortion on command.
Even the Dems realize women voters don’t think deeply about the issues.
Which is why our Founding Fathers didn’t give them the vote.
“A lot of these are single moms, they’re young, and young people don’t know when there’s an election. It’ isn’t any lack of civic-mindedness. They’re just living their lives in a different way than, say, seniors are.”
I’d be willing to bet, there’s not one single woman at F.R. who does not know that there’s a very important election in Nov., 2014!
Liberal women, like liberal men are just plain ol’ stupid.