They lost because the party embraced a very extreme anti-abortion position (no exceptions for rape, incest, life, health of the mother, and at 6 weeks). There were plenty of people here who supported that even if the voters did not.
Do I think the party lost on purpose? Yes. The party needs to represent the voters, and it does not. Embracing fringe ideology won’t help.
‘Health of the Mother’ a pro abort term used by pro abort pigs to excuse the murder of the unborn and born