CO-Gov: Dem leads

[TheresNoMoney]

This should be a notice to the Democratic Party that pro-life candidates should be nominated in moderate states.

That's some faulty logic there. John Hickenlooper, who is firmly pro-choice, would be a stronger candidate than Ritter.

I also read that Ritter assured Democrats that he won't criminalize abortion as governor. Democrats did not get fully behind him until he made that promise.

By the way, Colorado is a strongly pro-choice state (61% to 34% in last SurveyUSA poll).

[TheresNoMoney]

No, you're somewhat right. 

Not in this case.

Maybe for other states, but not Colorado. No Democrat who will criminalize abortion is going to win in a pro-choice state like Colorado.

Ritter instead will look for ways to reduce abortions (which is the common sense policy).

[TheresNoMoney]

True it’s a libertarian leaning state but Ritter and Casey are both examples of strong pro-life Democratic candidates who the party should have been more ready to support in the past… thankfully it seems that the almost fascist attitude of some on the far left of the party which saw Robert Casey bared from speaking at the ’92 DNC

Oh god, not this lie again. Casey was left off the DNC Speaker list in 1992 because he didn't support Clinton for president, not because he was pro-life.

But keep repeating that lie if it makes you feel better. And that "fascist" comment makes you look like a real jackass.

I wish abortion wasn’t politicised as it is, not in that it shouldn’t be an issue but its just destructive for one party to be 90% pro-life and the other 90% pro-choice and each largely intolerant of the other… its one of the many issues which is destroying civil politics in the USA.

It is an issue that affects the civil rights of 51% of the population! If you were a woman, would you want the government controlling your reproductive decisions??  I think its hard for most men to really understand and empathize because it doesn't directly affect them.