04-01-2016, 07:57 PM
(04-01-2016, 06:51 PM)sally Wrote: I don't think Donald trump gives a shit about abortions to be honest. He just had to answer the question and when he said the wrong thing he got shit for it so he was advised to change it. I think if you're worried about abortion being made illegal he's the least candidate you need to worry about with the republicans, Cruz on the other hand is more worrisome when it comes to that issue.
I think you're right and get the same sense that Trump probably doesn't care all that much about the abortion issue.
Ted Cruz and other conservatives share our perception and have been using Trump's changing stance on abortion as proof that he's not committed and conservative enough to be running on the Republican ticket, for over a year now. Conservative Republicans care a lot about abortion and have a firm Pro-Life position on it; they're committed to getting Roe vs. Wade overturned by the Supreme Court.
So, it surprised me that Trump wasn't well-versed to answer all questions about abortion and the Pro-Life stance, given the scrutiny he was already under about it.
Trump was first very pro-choice. Then he said the issue of abortion legality should be left to the states. Then he said he'd switched to being firmly pro-life, with a couple of exceptions allowing abortions (usually meaning rape, incest, woman's life). Then, this week he confirmed that that as a pro-lifer he supports banning abortions (not just late term abortions) with exceptions -- and, for the first time, said that he supports punishing a woman who gets an illegal abortion. Then he reversed and said he doesn't support punishing the woman and that he considers her a victim.
Cruz sure is making good use of the flip flop, proclaiming it validation of his assertion that Trump is not truly Pro-Life and that Trump does not having an adequate grasp of Republican key issues.