He may be right. It might keep many hard core conservatives away. Or does he think making this compromise might bring leftists and moderates over to our side?
Senator Josh Hawley made the point quite clear about Dobbs recently...
Hawley: If Republicans Stop Fighting for Life at the Federal Level, then Dobbs Changed ‘Nothing’
The Washington Stand ^ | July 12, 2024 | Suzanne Bowdey
They will strike down any federal law that passes either way for or against.
Will they? They've had two years to do this and nothing. The article goes on to say how FedGov still has laws and policies in place advocating, supporting and even funding abortion.
In your post 19, you seem to fret a lot about what pro-choice people might do. Well let me tell you what they'll do. Putting aside their preferences, they will look at a strong able leader vs. a weak demented failure, and they'll vote for Trump.
Hawley is right. Dobbs didn't go far enough in solving this abortion crisis. SCOTUS - like Trump - are ignoring the matter.
Earlier today a FReeper posited.... Roe was the 2nd worse decision in SC history and only surpassed as the 2nd worse by its first, its reversal.
I'm not sure if I agree or disagree with this, but it is food for thought.
There is no abortion crisis. States and their voters can decide what they as a electorate want to fund and allow. Making angry a large number of your voter’s is not a good way to win an election. Since there is no laws defining federal power on this issue the tenth amendment means it’s a state right issue. The feds can fund or not fund what they choose the states can take the money or not that’s again their choice.
Federalism is designed to have 50 different sovereign states one size fits no one and local control is always better than people 2000 miles away. A good portion of pro choice people also want secure borders, ending the fiscal madness , and sane energy policies. Broadening the base how to get to the big house. Alienating two generations of people who dont have the same moral issues as the boomers do is a recipe for failure. <<< this is the core of the issue. Like it or not GenX,GenY,GenZ do not have the same religious beliefs as the olders and never .
There is not enough right wing puritans to put Trump in the White House there just is not. Trump knows this and is willing to let go of some of the far right and gain much needed in the middle in states he needs to win. Losing people in Florida that are already in a deep red state to gain delegates in Michigan or Pennsylvania is a winning play. The zealots don’t like it but it is the right political move to make.