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Democrats nominate pro-life candidate
 
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Republicans nominate pro-choice candidate
 
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Unsure/ equally unlikely
 
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« on: June 15, 2017, 10:25:30 AM »

I can see the GOP nominating someone who is cautiously pro-choice. That is, they oppose overturning Roe or making abortion illegal, but they sill support waiting periods, parental consent, ultrasound requirements, etc., and still express a general desire to limit abortions with particularly strong condemnation of sex-selection abortions (female infanticide). I can also see the GOP platform reflecting these views, which would be considered "pro-life" by pro-life Millennials (though not by staunch pro-lifers).

Such a Republican would also put in a good word for pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. The pro-choice (pro-abortion?) activists would probably not be satisfied, but at least a major issue of theirs-- that the GOP would force women to have dangerous, back-alley abortions-- would be neutralized.

As for pro-life Democrats: I believe it is a complete lost cause. Such a Democrat would have to repudiate nearly a half century of evolution in Democratic thought, going back to McGovern. While there are still some pro-life Dems out there, there are not enough to nominate a candidate in my opinion.

A pro-life Democrat would look a lot like a Pro-choice Republican except for maybe Roe. Maybe the Democrat would sign a post-Roe personhood law if it had  a reasonable number of justifiable circumstances.
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2017, 02:49:24 PM »

Isn't Bob Casey, Jr. pro-life?  Other than that, though, I'm not sure.  Even culturally conservative Democrats of the past 10-15 years tend to *avoid* abortion rather than be openly pro-life.

Casey definitely isn't, and even Manchin voted to fund Planned Parenthood recently (another reason why this "Manchin is just as conservative as Capito!" nonsense needs to stop).

Pro-life Democrats are not really a thing these days.

Casey is as pro-life as Kaine is. That is, officially they are, but in reality they aren't.

Pro-Life Democrats don't win anymore. All of whom they appeal to are Republicans.
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