a new more women's friendly GOP ? Not really according to yesterday's debate.
Walker and Rubio are supposed to represent a new, more modern face of the GOP that appeals to minorities and women. If yesterday's performance was a sign, I doubt they will succeed.
Aside for Walker's position on immigration, both men took positions on abortion that would qualify them as extreme within the GOP itself. Rubio stood against the right of a woman to have an abortion in case of rape (he actually contradicted Kellyn who thought he was in favor of it), and Walker stated that he did not support an abortion if the life of a mother was at risk (stating that there were always ways to save the life of the mother ).
Here is for Rubio
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/rubio-abortion-rape-exemptions
When moderator Megyn Kelly suggested Rubio was in favor of rape exemptions in abortion bans, Rubio pushed back and argued he never supported such an exception.
"I have never said that, and I have never advocated that," Rubio said. "I have advocated that we pass a law that says all human life at every stage of development is worthy of protection."
It was widely assumed Rubio supported exemptions in the case of rape and incest because those exceptions were included in legislation he introduced in 2013 prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2013.
And Walker
http://thinkprogress.orhttp://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/06/3689042/scott-walker-abortion-debate/
“Well I’m pro-life,” the Republican candidate said. “I’ve always been pro-life. I’ve got a position that’s consistent with many Americans out there in that I believe that that is an unborn child that’s in need of protection out there. And I’ve said many times that that unborn child can be protected and there are many alternatives that would protect the life of the mother.”
Moderator Megyn Kelly had asked Walker: “would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion?” She added that 83 percent of voters are in favor of a “life exception” and questioned whether he is too out of the mainstream on this issue to win the general election