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Republicans Are Wrong on Abortion—and They Know It ( www.thenation.com )

A recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 80 percent of voters oppose a federal abortion ban, including 65 percent of Republicans. And what’s more, their base knows that’s exactly what their party is trying to do. Another poll from Navigator found that a majority of voters also “believe it is likely that...

SouthernOcean ,

People are making a mistake about viewing Republicans as a block. The way conservatives work is that a single issue is enough to get them to vote for the party.

If that single issue is being against abortion, then the GOP stance gets their support. But if their concerns are gun control or immigration control, they will overlook the disagreement on abortion rights because it probably doesn’t affect them directly.

SouthernOcean ,

They actually say that exact thing about democrats because of gun control.

SouthernOcean ,

Exactly. Economic development follows universities.

People don’t even understand history.

SouthernOcean ,

I have been outraged over Syria, but the solutions are far less clear. What solution are you proposing there?

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