The last few days of the campaign before the election is a different battle than after the election. The "war" will continue. But up to November 6, there is a strategically different way to wage the fight.
The whole issue is centered around 3 points.
1. The GOP's very real War on Women.
2. The GOP's very real desire to ultimately ban abortion by overturning Roe and sending the issue to each state.
3. The GOP's very real attempts to define what RAPE is.
While fighting against all three are battles that must be won, the winning talking point in terms of the election is centered around not only the GOP attempt to redefine what RAPE is through Paul Ryan/Todd Akin "forcible" RAPE legislation, but also the horror of the attitudes GOP candidates and GOP office holders have about the consequences of RAPE.
As an election issue and talking point this should be about RAPE. The overall war on women is obvious to thinking people. But anyone who checks the box for Romney is not a thinking person. They don't see a war on women. "I love you women!"
The overall issue of abortion is extremely important. Roe stands on the balance. Supreme Court nominations and the resulting votes on every issue have decades long implications. Unfortunately, that doesn't swing many people because opinion is hardened for both pro-choice and anti-choice people.
But it is hard to argue about what RAPE is.
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