Tuesday’s off-year election was terrible for the Republican Party. One of the suggested reasons was abortion. Not only does the Democratic Party support abortion on demand for all nine months of pregnancy for any reason, paid for by taxes without legal limits, but they distract and even lie about it. They get away with it too. Control rests with the Republican Party, even when it comes to common-sense proposals like limiting abortions to 15 weeks, with exceptions. That’s what Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) proposed, and yet Democrats still very narrowly took control of both the state Senate and House of Delegates, though Virginia Republicans still did well, even if it ultimately wasn’t enough. Republicans also lost the Kentucky governor’s race, and Ohio passed a radically pro-abortion ballot initiative that also usurps parental rights by not only removing all restrictions on abortion, but also stripping future Ohioans of their rights to vote on the matter. Yet Mississippi’s pro-life Republican governor, Tate Reeves, won re-election outright, avoiding a runoff. In fact, he was responsible for overturning the United States Supreme Court Roe v. Wade In Dobbs v. Jackson case because Mississippi law was used for this purpose.
Although it took some time, the third RNC debate finally discussed the issue of abortion by the end of the evening. One candidate’s response that is particularly eye-catching is that of former ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
As co-moderator Kristen Welker noted in her question: “Former President Trump consistently blamed the abortion issue and the way GOP candidates talked about it for his electoral losses,” a point he made specifically earlier this year, after the 2022 presidential election. halfway through the semester, which is what happened NO go as Republicans wanted or expected. “How do you see the way forward?”
Haley touched on previously discussed personal issues related to her husband’s adoption and the fact that she herself had problems giving birth to children. That’s why I’m “unapologetically pro-life” and “not because the Republican Party tells me to.” She herself began by pointing out that “this is a personal matter for every woman and every man.”
“When you look at-Roe, the wrong has been righted. They took it out of the hands of unelected judges and put it in the hands of the people, and now we see how the states vote,” she said of the United States currently under Dobbs. “Let me tell you, while I am pro-life, I don’t judge anyone for being pro-choice and I don’t want to be judged for being pro-life. So when will we” Looking at it, some states lean more on the pro-life side. I wish it wasn’t like that, but people have decided,” she continued.
Does this mean Haley has given up on seeing any federal role, as some other Republicans and even other presidential candidates have done? Here’s what else she had to say.
“But when it comes to the federal bill we are debating here, frankly, it takes 60 votes of the Senate, a majority of the House and the president to sign it into law. “So we didn’t have 60 votes in the Senate in a hundred years, we could have had 45 pro-life senators, so no Republican president can ban abortion any more than a Democrat president can ban these state laws,” she noted, leading to her main and perhaps the most encouraging argument.
“So let’s find a consensus. Let’s agree on how we can ban late-term abortion. Let’s make sure we encourage adoption and good quality adoption. Let’s make sure contraception is available,” she continued. “Let’s make sure none of these state laws put a woman in jail or give her the death penalty for having an abortion. Let’s focus on how to save as many children as possible, support as many mothers as possible, and stop the verdict. We no longer need to divide America on this issue.
People can always judge each other, especially when it comes to the rage that pro-abortion activists have towards pro-life advocates, especially pro-life women and even repentant post-abortive women. America may always be “divided” on this issue, especially since Haley herself admitted that it is a “personal” matter for each person.
The name of the game is messaging. As mentioned above, and also discussed in a previous VIP article from August that addressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s indecision. on this issue, the Democratic candidates they are trained for this they discuss abortion in the disingenuous way they do and get away with it.
Haley was praised for her message on the matter, especially by interviewer Frank Luntz. Although Luntz received a sturdy reaction from many conservatives for his praise of RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, even after Tuesday’s defeats, doesn’t mean he’s wrong in this case. At least it gives you something to think about.
Luntz wasn’t the only one to notice. SFA Fund, Inc., a Super PAC supporting Haley, sent out a press release Wednesday evening before the debate ended, highlighting the positive reactions.
Haley’s remarks were quite similar to what she said during the campaign, including: during a speech she gave in April at a Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America event. Now it seems like more people are actually listening.
These points are also the same ones that Timothy Head, executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, made in conversations with Townhall about Republicans, their pro-life stance and the issue of abortion through 2024.
As Matt reported on Thursday, Ann Coulter ripped off pro-life Republicans in a post in which she insisted, in all caps, “Pro-lifers CHANGED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.” Coulter expressed similar concerns in an April column.
However, it is worth mentioning that SBA Pro-Life America insists on a sturdy pro-life stance. Marjorie Dannenfelser, the group’s president, shared with Townhall her disappointment with Trump’s claims at this year’s March for Life; the group also did this recently, in April. They also held a press conference call shortly after last year’s midterm elections released notes pointing that boldly pro-life candidates like current Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) won their races.
Students for Life of America Action also mentioned Haley by name in its post, as well as Sen. Tim Scott (SC) and former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ).
Ultimately, it will be up to Republican Party voters to decide whether or not to listen to such pro-life organizations. Trump, who has intentionally skipped debates and held other events, continues to lead the group. He currently enjoys 58.5%, DeSantis has 14.4% and Haley has 9%.
In the meantime, let us not forget that the Democratic Party remains almost completely united on the horrors mentioned above. If they regain control of the House and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate – or enough members willing to thwart a filibuster – the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) that pursues these goals will go further than Roe and it will be the law of the land. Haley’s assurances would prove to be in vain.
