It's funny, if abortion is so darned important why it wasn't mentioned in Newt Gingrich's Contract for America.
Gun control wasn't mentioned either.
States are handling abortion issues better than the feds can. For instance, my state (SC) is passing legislation which requires a woman who wants an abortion to have an ultrasound.
I've said for years that as the technology gets better and women see the fetus they realize, it's not a blob. And hearts and minds are changing and that's going to do more than any Republican president can do.
With the exception of 8 years of Clinton, we've had Republican president since 1980 and nothing has changed about abortion except they've become more commonplace among even younger women.
Indeed, in one recent poll, majorities of Republicans who were informed of Giuliani’s views on social issues said that they were either minor issues or no issues at all; only 16% said that they wouldn't vote for him after being informed of these views.
In the online GOP Bloggers poll, Giuliani is consistently one of the few candidates to end up with a net positive acceptability rating. These internet denizens are well-informed, and overwhelmingly self-describe as conservative (78% self-describe as 7 or higher on a 10-scale of conservatism). If these people can support Rudy, anyone can.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/
States are also passing gay marriage bans left and right. But that doesn't matter to the folks who want the President to rule by decree.
Well, Peach, I keep running into you all over the place today and finding the need to give you high fives!
What you said, all the way.