[Cold Heat]

You are ignoring who comprises the DNC base.

Yes they have a pro-life segment, largely due to the need to get votes in the South.

But if they cut loose the portion of the base that is adamantly pro-choice, they would only have a 20% solid base to start the election off with, as opposed to 30%+. And, in the election, they would lose 30+percent of the remaining women's vote they now covet very closely.

It would be sudden death for them.

[narses]

Maybe, or maybe not. Your analytical skills haven't impressed me yet. If the DLC/DNC chooses to embrace the VALUES of the immigrant and Catholic vote in a meaningful way, they could lose the 2% of queers (who really have no where else to go) and regain their national party status.

But then as long as the GOP keeps the promise made by the President (BUSH: John, I think we need to keep the platform the way it is. This is a pro-life party.) and the Party Platform, it needn't worry, right?


Oops, sorry, you want the President to waffle on that, right?

[JeffAtlanta]

Yes they have a pro-life segment, largely due to the need to get votes in the South.

Many of those are really republicans that have had to run as democrats on the local level due to traditional. This is true in many southern states. These people represent areas that vote democratic on the local level but republican on the national level.

Mike Snow from Georgia is on your list. He is an example of this. He lost his reelection bid however to a republican challenger. I wonder how many others on the list are no longer in office.

Regardless, none of these low level pro-life democrats are going to be helpful to the pro-life movement since they vote for democratic leadership and have no say in SCOTUS confirmations.