Reagan was solid pro-life and never backed down form it.
In 1980 he recieved a lot of votes from pro-choice Democrats. Why? Because the economy was in such bad shape that they put aside their views on abortion and voted their economic needs.
We’re in the same boat today. The GOP isn’t going to lose a single vote by being pro-life, but they will pick up tons of votes (including those of pro-choicers) by being pro-economy.
Look to 1980 to see what we need to do.
22 posted on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:16:51 PM by Brookhaven
Barbour’s not saying the party should be pro-choice. Reagan was very clear about reaching out to those who agree with the majority of your views if not all of them. Reagan never backed down from expressing his pro-life views, but he was also smart about reaching out on the economy when the economy (remember the Carter years?) was the number one issue.