Are Democrats Delusional About Abortion?

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Ricochet:

 

Mollie Hemingway

8/23/12

 

That's the question asked over at Powerline, where John Hinderaker reacts to the news that Democrats are planning to turn their convention into a big celebration of abortion:

 

The Democrats apparently think they have hit the jackpot with Todd Akin’s moment of stupidity, but I’m not so sure. How, exactly, are they going to take advantage of Akin’s blunder? By talking ceaselessly about abortion. At the Washington Examiner, Paul Bedard headlines: “Dem Convention becomes anti-Akin affair.” That is a serious mistake. The Democratic convention should be an anti-Romney affair.

 

If it's true that the DNC will become a big abortion-palooza I have to agree that it's short-sighted. The Democratic Party and their friends in the media have spent this year focusing on what they call a "war on women." It's been frustrating to watch if you're one of the half of the country that identifies itself as pro-life (compared to record-low percentages who identify as pro-choice), but has it been effective?

 

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As always the comments are very good.