To: Bill who wrote (712 ) 7/8/1999 2:30:00 PM From: Lizzie Tudor Read Replies (5) | Respond to
Notice I am not saying he won't win. I am saying he won't win here. Women see right through the right's smokescreen of trying to trivialize this issue, saying it is only one of many issues, blah blah, in an attempt to divert attention elsewhere. For California if you are not pro-choice it is almost impossible to win. Reagan did it but that was 20 years ago, he was an old guy and forgiven for it, and it was before the far right reared its ugly head. If I were Bush I would cut my losses here and head for the midwest... hes already got the money he wanted anyway.All 12 of the announced or perceived Republican candidates for president of the United States are at odds with California voters on abortion. California is a pro-choice state. Every one of the GOP candidates has taken a pro-life stance. soft-pedaling their pro-life positions and asserting that no issue should be a litmus test for winning the Republican nomination.That's not likely to cut it, not with news reporters who will push the question, not with Republican conservatives who intend to force the candidates to unequivocally state their positions, and not with California voters generally who haven't voted for a pro-life president, governor or senator since Ronald Reagan. Bush, for example, has a strong pro-life record, but so far he has refused conservative calls to state unequivocally that he will not appoint Supreme Court justices opposed to abortion.capitolalert.com
