do not want to return to back alley abortions. At most they may not like late term abortions.

It is a cause that they are forced to back because there is a sizable bloc of votes that this position commands. The Democrats do the same in regard to some of the other minority social issues. It is all about garnering votes within the traditional constituency. If the right to life votes were up for grabs and the Democrats needed those votes to win, you would see a sea change in their attitude on the issue

Our system is ridiculously screwed up. You can't take anything either side says at face value. No doubt each candidate has some agenda in mind but I seriously doubt that their typical personal agenda even vaguely resembles the wants, needs, and expectations of their various constituencies.

We can probably be thankful for that, but sadly those personal agendas also seldom address the important issues