I am staunchly against abortion, which I deem to be murder. What can a President really do about ending abortion in the US? Trump has said he will defund PP. But Congress, the states, and the courts have a much bigger influence and control over abortion. The Roe vs Wade decision would have to be overturned for starters.
State Facts About Abortion: South Carolina
The GOPe likes to get Reps stirred up over gun control, abortion, gay marriage, and other social issues. It is a cynical attempt to get out the voters and then ignore them once they get in office. The recent Omnibus bill pushed by Ryan continued to fund PP, Obamacare, refugees from Syria, etc.
I want a President focused on national security, the economy, immigration, and trade, areas where he/she can have a major impact. My only litmus test this time around is immigration, legal and illegal. Unless we get immigration under control, everything else is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
I think people need to realize you are not going to fix DC without radical chemotherapy. A Trump/Cruz victory would be such a shock to the political system. Only that sort of cataclysmic event will break the inertia that has built up in the political system for the last 30 years.
We are at a revolutionary point in our politics. We can either have a peaceful electoral revolution or the Elites can try to hold the pressure value closed a while longer.
The Elite might want to consider what happens when you hold closed the valve on a pressure cooker. They can live with a Trump or a Cruz, they might not with the NEXT choice.
I have marveled at how presidential campaigns are run on Congressional issues.