Why Rand Paul’s Approach to the Media Is Dangerous for Democrats
Reporters didn’t have to ask Wasserman Shultz, who quickly tweeted in reply, “I support letting women and their doctors make this decision without government getting involved. Period. End of story.” In other words, any abortion before birth is okay. That’s consistent with the platform adopted at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
It’s also a position, like Akin’s, not supported by a large majority of the American people. Large majorities oppose re-criminalizing all abortions. But large majorities also support limits on abortion, including banning them after 20 weeks (when about one-quarter of babies can survive) or 24 weeks (when half or more can).
The Democratic national chairman and the Democratic national platform say that abortions are permissible beyond that time. If reporters can ask Republicans all over the country whether they share the view of a past Republican Missouri Senate nominee, shouldn’t they be able to ask Democrats all over the country whether they share the view of the national Democratic party’s chair and platform?
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