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Winning elections seems to be the only thing that’s important when it comes to how we do things in this country.
President Biden will sign onto anything that the far left wants just for votes. And he is not the only one.
Changing positions on issues might win you votes in the short term, but your character takes a beating in the end.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer, as a result of the Dobbs case, seemed like a victory for the pro-life side of the argument, but it’s taking the blame for Republican party losses in the midterms and beyond.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” and shared her thoughts on where Republicans need to be on the issue of abortion.
Bream shared Mace’s “B” rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America because of some of her views on abortion.
The congresswoman took offense to the attack. She discussed her circumstances as a victim of rape and her advocacy for women who have been raped.
Mace said that the group will no longer talk to her office about pro-life legislation because she is in favor of birth control. She calls that “over the top and extreme.”
“We need to find a middle ground on this issue, and I have a great pro-life voting record,” the representative from South Carolina said.
“But some of the stances we take and especially when it comes to rape and incest, protecting the life of the mother, it’s so extreme that middle, independent voters, right of center, left of center, they cannot support us.”
“We’ve got 14 counties in South Carolina that don’t have a single OBGYN doctor,” she continued. “So, if we’re going to ban abortion, what are we doing to make sure women have access to birth control?
“What are we doing about, how do we improve adoption services in our country? What about the kids that are not wanted? What about our foster care system? What about getting nurses that can treat women who need OBGYN care in those rural areas?
“What are we doing about getting birth control over the counter at pharmacies? There are a lot of things that we can do to protect life and not alienate the independent voter.”
“We have not learned our lesson from the midterm election,” she said. “We went mildly pro-choice to being a vast majority of voters being pro-choice after Roe v. Wade. It changed the entire electoral environment in ‘22.”
“What I saw last year in the midterm elections, I saw us lose seats we should have won,” she continued.
“It feels like we’re burying our heads in the sand. And every time I stick my head out and I take a position, I take it very publicly. Republicans will call me privately and then I say, ‘Well, what bill can we do, do you want to do with me, what press conference?’
“And then there’s silence. It’s crickets, and it’s tone deaf, and we’re afraid of the issue because we’re afraid of our base. But that’s not what the base is.”
According to a Gallop poll, half of the country said that abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances.
If the media and the loudest voices acknowledged that abortion is not a constitutional right and only one-third of Americans think it should always be legal, maybe we could work to prevent unwanted pregnancies and meet in the middle on instances of rape and incest.
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