Religious Right:Republicans Will Win Women & Young Voters By Amplifying Anti-Choice, Anti-Gay Stance
The American Principles Project, the Religious Right group that helped torpedo Mary Cheney’s short-lived Senate bid in Wyoming, claims that Republicans can win young and women voters if they campaigned more aggressively on their party platform’s ultraconservative positions on abortion rights and LGBT equality.
The organization issued a report [PDF] last fall which criticizes Republican candidates like Mitt Romney for trying to play down or moderate the GOP’s stances on such social issues. APP’s Maggie Gallagher -- formerly of the National Organization for Marriage -- even chided the far-right Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli for not being conservative enough.
In an interview today with OneNewsNow, an affiliate of the American Family Association, APP spokeswoman Kate Bryan claims that the GOP’s opposition to choice and gay rights will actually help the party win over women and young voters.
Bryan may want to check out the 2012 election exit poll, which found that 59 percent of voters supported legal abortion, or the many studies that report support for marriage equality reaching record highs.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/app-republicans-will-win-women-young-voters-amplifying-anti-choice-anti-gay-stances
This seems so idiotic on its face that you wonder whether they really believe it or as just sticking to the right-wing fear tactic. OTOH, everyone they talk to probably shares their views so they may really think this is a valid strategy.
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