Democrats Blowing the Abortion Issue?

 The Bulwark seems to think so: Democrats and the Abortion Issue. Within the terms posited in its post, I have to agree. This portion especially rankles me as it seems to fit into what I call Democratic fecklessness.

This is part and parcel of the Democrats’ ongoing disengagement from the hard task of voter persuasion, which a more moderate position would facilitate. In the 2018 election, where Democrats did very well, Democratic big data firm Catalist found that around 90 percent of Democrats’ favorable margin in that election was due to vote-switching (i.e., persuasion), rather than the election’s high turnout. There’s a lesson there.  

The article's specific critiques and remedies should be read by those who might be listened to by Democrat politicians. That is not me.

With the latest mass killing, the Democrats could easily paint the Republicans as radicals opposed to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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