Democrats At Odds Over Abortion

In order to appear unified, Democrats are embracing a far-left agenda and in turn are leaving party members with moderate principles behind.

Instead of finding common ground, current leadership chooses to make outlandish statements rejecting any Democrat with a pro-life position.

As their party loses relevance in states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, it becomes more and more clear the only vote that counts for Democrats are those on the coasts.

Via Washington Examiner:

The “Unity Tour” featuring Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez has revealed a seismic realignment in the Democratic Party on the issue of abortion. For the mere offense of campaigning with a candidate for mayor of Omaha, who had once expressed a scintilla of pro-life sentiment, Perez took a multi-day public lashing from the abortion lobby and was forced to issue a statement that said the candidate had been whipped into line and “now shares the Democratic Party’s position on women’s fundamental rights. Every candidate who runs as a Democrat should do the same…. Period.

How’s that for tolerance? Nancy Pelosi had a telling response when asked by Chuck Todd if you can still be a Democrat if you are pro-life. A hesitant “yes” was followed by, “I have served for many years in Congress with Members who have not shared my… position on promoting a woman’s right to choose.”

Note Pelosi’s use of the past-tense. There was a time, not so long ago in the Clinton Administration, when 99 House Democrats voted for the Hyde Amendment to prohibit tax-funded abortion.

More recently, during the initial debate on Obamacare, 64 House Democrats voted to ban abortion from their own President’s healthcare bill. This year’s vote on the Hyde Amendment? Only three lonely Democrats voted yes. This represents a dramatic shift from about 40 percent to 25 percent, down to a measly 1.5 percent of Pelosi’s colleagues willing to cast a pro-life vote.

No wonder she answered in the past tense. This extraordinary swing towards abortion came despite polling on the topic remaining fairly steady. No wonder the Democrats have become a coastal party. Is anyone still wondering about the cultural piece of the puzzle with working class voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, many of whom are Catholic? Take the dramatic example of the generational flip-flop in Pennsylvania.