Republicans who previously campaigned on a pro-life position are now ‘in a tough spot,’ experts say. Kelly Rissman speaks to GOP strategists and campaign managers about what’s going on behind the scenes
A lot of these people legitimately don’t believe that is an abortion. They have been convinced that “abortion” only applies to elective termination of pregnancy as a form of birth control. And they believe there are people who are doing this multiple times per year as their primary form of contraception.
Conservative women. They love to pretend they are pro life. Until their own ectopic pregnancy…
“But this is different.” I have straight up heard that without any thought to the irony or interest in this one time exception.
A lot of these people legitimately don’t believe that is an abortion. They have been convinced that “abortion” only applies to elective termination of pregnancy as a form of birth control. And they believe there are people who are doing this multiple times per year as their primary form of contraception.
How do harness this power to convince people of anything but use it for good?