hcallega
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« on: February 19, 2009, 08:42:45 PM » |
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Though this isn't exactly what we were talking about, I think that another interesting aspect of the abortion debate is how it could be so different if only a few things had been different. The biggest differences is if Robert Kennedy had not been shot. He was pro-life and thus it is unlikely that we would see the massive shift towards the pro-choice position in the Democratic Party. I'm not saying that the Democrats would be the pro-life party (there would still be many pro-choice Dems like Humphrey and now Pelosi), but those who shifted their views to stay elected likely wouldn't have as the party would be more open to the pro-life view. Some examples are Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Bill Nelson, Dick Gephardt, Dick Durbin, Richard Daley, etc.
On the other side, with the Democratic Party being less pro-choice, we would likely see a more open GOP as well. That could mean Reagan as pro-choice (I don't know when he "converted though). Ford would have been more open about his views as well, as would Howard Baker and John Tower.
It's an interesting question/point of divergence, and worth talking about.
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