The great Republican abortion backtrack has begun

[Nevilledog]

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Republicans in primaries: I am 100% pro-life and will stop at nothing to save all the fetus babies

Republicans in the general election: I mean, I'm kinda pro-life, but not really, you know?

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washingtonpost.com
Opinion | The great Republican abortion backtrack has begun
Across the country, GOP candidates are saying "Vote for me, because I don't believe what I said before about abortion."
11:50 AM · Aug 29, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/29/republican-abortion-backtrack/

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https://archive.ph/NnVb2

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A number of Republicans in tough races seem to have hit upon the same strategy to put them on the right side of public opinion.

Here are the new rules: First, stop saying you’re “100 percent pro-life.” That may be what Republican primary voters once wanted to hear, but now it’s radioactive.

Next, make the absurd and unsupportable claim that nothing has really changed when it comes to abortion. Instead, say that the realization of a decades-long Republican goal is less a legal revolution than an opportunity for some heartfelt, respectful conversation.

Then, stress your deep commitment to the welfare of all women. Stop talking about any particular pieces of legislation or constitutional amendments to ban abortion that you used to support. And if you have to say anything at all about policies and particulars, talk about the exceptions to abortion bans you support — even if you didn’t used to support them.

Finally, say Democrats are the real extremists by pretending that they support babies being aborted literally during delivery, something that by the way never happens.

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[sakabatou]

1. And then, once they're elected, they'll go back to trying to writing and voting on anti-women bills

[Omnipresent]

3. This is why we have all those hypocrites on tape.

They can run, but won’t be able to hide.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Every Dem should have an anti-Dobbs ad this year...nt

[modrepub]

4. If the Shoe Fits...

make sure the "fitting" is made public.

There should be no doubt what the Republican party stands for on the abortion issue; the SCOTUS removed the fig leaf for all to see.

Liars and cowards are they.

[louis-t]

5. They're removing any such language from their websites.

Fucking hypocrites.

[Blue Owl]

6. I hope Alito is fucking himself right now

[TheRealNorth]

7. Don't matter

Tie the Supreme Court decision around every Republican's neck.

I don't care if they had Susan Collins-level "concerns". If we give them any wiggle room they will try to slither through.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Romney's "Etch-A-Sketch". Say what you need to win the primary, shake the Etch-A-Sketch to erase,

and then start the general election with a clean slate.

Republican integrity at its finest.

[DFW]

9. This is like the judge that sentenced a prisoner to death

After the execution, he then says, "wait, I never meant for them to KILL him!!"