Republican candidate for California governor Steve Poizner had a 100 percent rating from Planned Parenthood when he ran, unsuccessfully, for state assembly in 2004. He considered himself pro-choice, he supported Roe v. Wade, and he supported government funding of abortion for low-income women.
But now?
An e-mail he sent out Friday said, "Steve Poizner is the only Republican candidate for governor who is against taxpayer-funded abortions."
In another release, Poizner said he backed a proposed ballot initiative that would require parents to be notified before a minor's abortion. Poizner quoted a supporter of the measure praising him for taking "a clear stand on issues that matter to social conservatives."
Why the flip-flop? Because now Poizner is trying to prove he's the most conservative conservative in the race for governor.
[He] has said many times that he wants to drive the number of abortions down to zero. He realizes that one important step to accomplish this goal in California is to end taxpayer-funding of abortions.
Yeah. Because everyone knows the best way to reduce abortions is to stick it to poor women.