Mitt Romney: Only Pro-Life Republican Can Win 2008 Presidential Race

LifeNews.com ^ | July 27 2007 | Steven Ertelt

[monomaniac]

Des Moines, IA (LifeNews.com) -- Mitt Romney is building strong polling numbers in early primary states like Iowa and New Hampshire in part because he is accentuating his newfound pro-life views on abortion. Yesterday, he said he would only appoint strict constructionist judges and said that only a pro-life Republican would help the party win next year.

In an interview, the Associated Press asked the former Massachusetts governor what he thought about pro-abortion ex-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Romney said Giuliani was the wrong kind of potential GOP nominee to rally the party in next year's presidential election.

"I think we can't win the presidency without a pro-life, pro-family Republican," he said.

Romney said he could be that candidate even though he is a Mormon and has different religious views from those of many Catholic and Protestant pro-life advocates.

“I expect that evangelical Christians who believe in life and family values are going to vote for someone who shares their views and has a real prospect of being nominated by our party and becoming president,” Romney said.

Romney's point on the Republican Party needing a pro-life nominee to have the nest chance to win in November 2008 is backed up by polling data showing abortion is a winning issue for GOP presidential candidates who are pro-life.

Post-election polling after the 2004 presidential elections found that President Bush's pro-life stance gave him an edge over pro-abortion Sen. John Kerry.

A 2004 Wirthlin Worldwide post-election poll found that 42 percent of voters said abortion affected the way they voted for president. Twenty-four percent of voters cast their ballots for President Bush while 15% voted for Kerry, giving Bush a 9 percent advantage on the issue of abortion.

Eight percent of voters in the Wirthlin poll indicated abortion was the "most important" issue affecting their votes and Bush won among those voters by a six to two percent margin, leading Kerry by four percentage points among the most intense abortion voters.

Meanwhile, while campaigning in New Hampshire, Romney talked about the issue of appointing judges to the Supreme Court -- a key concern for pro-life advocates.

He said President Bush's appointments of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito have been “superb” and would appoint justices with their judicial temperament if he becomes president.

“‘I will appoint justices like Roberts and Alito and Scalia . . . and Thomas," Romney said.

[bilhosty]

It is interesting that Romney can build a lead in GOP primary states among Republican voters when they get to know him. Does anyone know what his polling numbers in those states are vis a vis the Dem’s? Link anyone?

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>>Mitt Romney ... said that only a pro-life Republican would help the party win next year.

Romney`s way of saying, me me me... look I'm pro-life.

>>>>>“‘I will appoint justices like Roberts and Alito and Scalia . . . and Thomas," Romney said.

Romney pulling a Giuliani?

[gondramB]

I've only seen national numbers - they show him contending but not winning.

[bilhosty]

It looks to me like he is getting clobbered by everybody but Hilary. I thought it was probably because he was not known but he is losing to Richardson who is less known then he is. Also, in a recent polls 46% said they would not vote for him. Hilary was the only one who scored a higher percent. I don’t understand it I would think he would be a stronger candidate.

[saganite]

Too bad Mitt’s only pro life when it’s politically expedient.

[Issaquahking]

Seen Duncan Hunter on Abortion?

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14 full quotes on Abortion

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background on Abortion.

• Good day for America when Roe v. Wade is repealed.
  (May 2007)
• Adult stem cell research instead of embryonic stem cells.
  (May 2007)
• Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.
  (Jan 2007)
• Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.
  (May 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
• Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
• Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad.
  (May 2001)
• Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions.
  (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion.
  (Jun 1999)
• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.
  (Dec 2003)

Can't get much more Pro Life than Duncan Hunter!

[TheBethsterNH]

Well, I live here in NH just long enough now to not trust polls.

[bilhosty]

I am glad to see that not all of those transplants to New Hampshire are rats!

[AlaskaErik]

And a pro gun candidate. Which eliminates Romney and Giuliani.

[no dems]

“‘I will appoint justices like Roberts and Alito and Scalia . . . and Thomas," Romney said.

Well, that's a good thing.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The important thing though, is that Romney has laid down the gauntlet on behalf of the GOP and has drawn a clear line between the Republicans and Democrats. The GOP needs to affirm their pro-life credentials or they're going to lose. It's as simple as that.