In today's Wall Street Journal piece about the Democrats and abortion, "Tiptoeing to the Right on Abortion", Jim Wallis claims such a rightward shift is required for Democrats to win the election, asking: "Can the Democrats count votes?"
Yes they can. The sidebar graphic to the story shows that 54 percent of the American public believes abortion should be legal. That's 54 percent of the public that agrees with Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the Democratic Party platform, and 54 percent of the public that is opposed to the Republican platform and the stated policies and record of John McCain.
You want to reduce the number of abortions through comprehensive sex education and effective and affordable birth control? You want to support women and their families through progressive economic policy? Great. Enjoy being a member of the Democratic Party -- it's been standing for these values all along.
--Sarah Posner
