Major Pro-Life coalition comes out against Trump

[yankeesfan]

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/01/26/major-prolife-leaders-send-message-to-iowa-donald-trump-is-unacceptable-n2110342

The letter is signed by:

Jenifer Bowen, Executive Director, Iowa Right to Life
Denise Bubeck, Member and Iowa Volunteer, Concerned Women for America
Kendra Burger, Director of Educational Outreach, Iowa Right to Life
Marjorie Dannenfelser, President, Susan B. Anthony List
Christine Hurley, Iowa Pro-life Activist
Beverly LaHaye, Founder and Chairman, Concerned Women for America
Marilyn Musgrave, Fmr. Congresswoman, VP of Government Affairs, Susan B. Anthony List
Penny Nance, President and CEO, Concerned Women for America
Star Parker, Founder and President, Urbancure
Luana Stoltenberg, Iowa Leader, Operation Outcry

[100% pro-life no matter what]

YES!!!!

The man's not pro-life.

[Gass3268]

Jerry Falwell Jr. disagrees

[Illiniwek]

Yeeeeeeeeeeees

[Classic Conservative]

The Ted Cruz Pro-Life Coalition (I'm a member of it) has over 17,000 members
https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-for-president-announces-pro-lifers-for-cruz-coalition-with-17334-members/

[Phony Moderate]

YES!!!!

The man's not pro-life.

Nor are any of the other candidates.

[SillyAmerican]

What all presidential candidates should say: this is an issue that should belong to the states. There are too many legitimate problems that need addressing at the federal level, this doesn't have to be one of them.

[Asian Nazi]

What all presidential candidates should say: this is an issue that should belong to the states. There are too many legitimate problems that need addressing at the federal level, this doesn't have to be one of them.

This is essentially the GOP position on the issue already.  At the federal level, deny funding for abortion/Planned Parenthood and then overturn Roe v. Wade (by which they really mean Casey v. Planned Parenthood) so that GOP-controlled states can deny access altogether.

[pho]

Are many Trump supporters actually unaware of his flip flop on abortion? Does anyone who isn't alresdy supporting Cruz (or Carson/Huckabee/Santorum) even care? The answer to both is probably no.

[Virginiá]

Are many Trump supporters actually unaware of his flip flop on abortion? Does anyone who isn't alresdy supporting Cruz (or Carson/Huckabee/Santorum) even care? The answer to both is probably no.

If you told them, they would probably assume his flip-flopping was strategically done as part of a decades-long plan to eventually Make America Great Again.

They will only love him more for it.

[TJ in Oregon]

Are many Trump supporters actually unaware of his flip flop on abortion? Does anyone who isn't alresdy supporting Cruz (or Carson/Huckabee/Santorum) even care? The answer to both is probably no.

If you told them, they would probably assume his flip-flopping was strategically done as part of a decades-long plan to eventually Make America Great Again.

They will only love him more for it.

Probably, but pointing out flip flops may the only hope of deprogramming cult members.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

YES!!!!

The man's not pro-life.

Nor are any of the other candidates.

Rand Paul, his dad, and several candidates on the GOP side would beg to differ.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Are many Trump supporters actually unaware of his flip flop on abortion? Does anyone who isn't alresdy supporting Cruz (or Carson/Huckabee/Santorum) even care? The answer to both is probably no.

I care, as do a ton of Rubio supporters that I am friends with.

[Famous Mortimer]

Huckabee is the only real pro-life candidate. He believes abortion is murder and thus wants it banned at the national level. All the other candidates claim that it's murder but it should be left up to the states, which is just bizarre if you ask me. Santorum might actually be pro-life too but he rarely talks about it.

Also, the only other candidate with unorthodox views is Jim Gilmore, who favors legal elective abortion in the first trimester but calls himself pro-life anyway.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Trump's core supporters are true believer single-issue immigration voters who want to keep out the dirty brown people. They don't know and don't care that the majority of his proposals are illegal, unconstitutional, or impossible. He could announce support for mandatory partial birth abortions tomorrow and his poll numbers would be unchanged.

[SillyAmerican]

Trump's core supporters are true believer single-issue immigration voters who want to keep out the dirty brown people. They don't know and don't care that the majority of his proposals are illegal, unconstitutional, or impossible. He could announce support for mandatory partial birth abortions tomorrow and his poll numbers would be unchanged.

Sorry, but you're not grok-ing Trump.

Trump's (and Sanders') core supporters are people who are completely fed up with politics as usual. These folks are looking for a leader who is willing to operate outside what is considered the normal, "establishment" way of doing things. This is the first time that this anti-insider sentiment has reached critical mass, and it's creating a real headache for those who want to continue looking at this contest in the same way as they've done during past presidential cycles. I for one think this is a healthy change, especially in light of Einstein's famous quote about the definition of insanity being "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Perhaps people have just decided to give something new a try...