I would like to leave it out of the mix. Because the fact is, you and I will never agree if you're pro-life and believe that abortion should be illegal. We just won't. I don't think you're a nutjob - I think you have deeply held personal beliefs and I respect that. I, as well, believe deeply in my own reproductive rights and while an abortion is not a choice I would make for myself, I can't turn to a woman next to me in a restaurant and make that determination for her. I don't know her values, her morals - so I keep to my own principles where it involves me personally and trust that others keep to theirs.
Moreoever, I think that there is SO MUCH more on which Dems and Repubs can agree (I believe strongly that most of both parties are near the center) that if we reject the never-going-to-be-settled divisive issues, we could get on with meaningful things that have an impact on people's lives.
Just my opinion.
I'm sure you're no 'nut-job', but I'm curious: (a) would you back Romney, and (b) have you ever read the Book of Mormon while staying a Marriott? (I have and it si SUPER weird!)