[EternalVigilance]

I think Bob Dole was taken kicking and screaming to the pro life part of the platform. George Bush the I was ambivilant toward it. So being fervent pro life or choice doesn't seem to be the barometer of getting the nomimnation.

True. But we held them to the platform.

In addition, it wasn't a pro-lifer who ciphened votes away from these candidates during losing elections. It was pro choice Ross Perot.

Exactly. The pro-lifers stayed loyal.

Which shouldn't surprise anyone. Party 'moderates' talk a good game about unity and loyalty to the party, but the examples of them torpedoeing good pro-life candidates are legion.

[joesbucks]

Dole was kicking and screaming up to the convention. He didn't finally give in until at the convention. By the end of the primary's he had the nomination cinched, as the convention of today is nothing more than a show for the faithful. So someone who did not embrace the prolife pland did make it to be nominated.