morality aside, if we as republicans push this, I suspect a massive backlash from the left.
If I were a liberal democrat I would be salivating over this....
Cue James Carville:
"Look at what the Right-wing, Bible thumping crazies over there want to do...no compassion for rape or incest victims....yep folks, if your daughter is gang-raped by illegal aliens, the Wing-nut Republicans will force your daughter to carry that child to term, hell, they don't care what you say, nah, 'cause they're a buncha knuckle draggin neanderthals who think a vicious gang-rape is just God's way of blessin' ya with another lil angel.You know what they is, they is fascist. Fascist. Bible thumpin Nazi kooks"
the ads won't be quite so obvious, but that's pretty close, actually.
and it'll work on many unthinking folks.
But on some level I do respect those who say "politics be damned, if we can't end all abortions, we'd rather end none."
There is an honesty in this approach that is refreshing in this cynical age.
I'm prefectly at peace with losing seats over a moral issue. In fact a few years in the political wilderness might be good for the conservative movement....help us clear our heads.