“Thompson said he wants to keep abortion legal at the state level.”
That’s a goddamned lie. Thompson said that the states should decide themselves...he did NOT endorse legalized abortion.
Of course, not! But he specifically declined to support making it illegal. What's the practical difference?
The pro-life movement would be better served by electing someone who is more committed to advancing the cause of ending abortion on demand. The "so be it" attitude is not good enough.
It behooves the pro-life movement to elect a candidate who supports the amendment in the first place --- even if its passage seems futile at present and requires a two-step process to achieve.