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To: opticks

It isn’t going to be changed until a large majority of women decided that they want it changed, and until such time, not only is it pointless to discuss, you will not be elected if you do, so just drop it.

Furthermore, it seems that when conservatives do venture to discuss it, they are SO UTTERLY UNABLE to advance their position with any sort convincing arguments that it is just shocking.


14 posted on 11/11/2012 9:13:18 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

The Republican response should have always been along the lines of, “Our country decided to legalize abortion in 1973 with Roe v. Wade; my personal beliefs have no bearing on this. But if you look at (then continue with negative attack against other guy on a tangential issue)”

I may be wrong on this, but where are the female politicians calling for an end to abortion? I know there are a few out there, but most of the time it seems to be the men who are in front of the camera or at the podium. On the left, the women are always hollering about the “right to choose”


19 posted on 11/11/2012 9:27:47 PM PST by opticks
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To: chris37
It isn’t going to be changed until a large majority of women decided that they want it changed, and until such time, not only is it pointless to discuss, you will not be elected if you do, so just drop it.

Gun control is an issue that appeals to much of the Democrats base. However, they learned that if they try to make it part of their agenda, its main effect was to energize the Republican base so much that the Dems were defeated. Abortion has similar aspects for Republicans.

Republicans need to focus, for now, on things that will damage the ability of the Dem party to win elections. In Wisconsin, Gov Scott Walker did that by focusing on limiting the power of public employee unions. The unions are now experiencing a dramatic shrinkage in membership, and thus dues revenue. They thus have much less money to throw at Dem campaigns.

For now, Republicans need to similarly focus on measures that will reduce Dem power without disproportionately energizing the Dem base.

71 posted on 11/12/2012 6:14:15 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (political correctness is communist thought control, disguised as good manners)
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