{"id":2292433,"date":"2024-07-11T06:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-looks-to-quash-democrats-advantage-on-abortion-in-party-platform-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T06:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:50:30","slug":"gop-looks-to-quash-democrats-advantage-on-abortion-in-party-platform-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-looks-to-quash-democrats-advantage-on-abortion-in-party-platform-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP looks to quash Democrats\u2019 advantage on abortion in party platform &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-looks-to-quash-democrats-advantage-on-abortion-in-party-platform-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how the Republican Party is attempting to neutralize the advantage that\u200b Democrats have on the issue\u200c of abortion by changing \u2064their party platform to leave decisions\u200d up to \u2064individual states. The updated \u200cplatform does not call for a national ban on abortion but emphasizes the protection of life within the \u2064States. \u200cThis change has been\u200c praised \u200dby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remember-when-media-freaked-out-over-amy-coney-barrett-and-the-right-wing-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Remember When Media Freaked Out Over Amy Coney Barrett And The Right Wing Supreme Court?\">anti-abortion groups<\/a> for establishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-right-americans-need-to-understand-democrats-abortion-extremism\/\" title=\"Trump is correct: Americans must grasp Democrats&#039; extreme stance on abortion\">pro-life \u200dposition<\/a> while still allowing Republicans to counter Democrats on the\u200d issue. Some party members, however, have expressed concern that the new language waters down the party&#8217;s stance too much. the platform change is\u200c seen \u2062as a strategic move to help Republicans in the upcoming election and to align with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s views on abortion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon 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class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T06:00:00-04:00\">July 11, 2024 6:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698811\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republicans are looking to nullify any advantage Democrats have on the issue of abortion ahead of the November election by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/rnc-advances-trump-backed-abortion-platform-that-avoids-federal-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>changing their party\u2019s stance<\/a> to leave decisions up to states.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072922\/rnc-advances-trump-backed-abortion-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released its updated platform<\/a> this week that features new language that stopped short of calling for any constitutional amendments or a national ban on abortion while urging the protection of life from \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nucleusfiles.com\/be\/beb1a388-1d88-4389-a67d-c1e2d7f8bedf\/2024-gop-platform-july-7-final.pdf?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=ncl_amplify&#038;utm_campaign=240708-2024_gop_platform_make_america_great_again&#038;utm_content=ncl-4NsN8UE5x2&#038;_nlid=4NsN8UE5x2&#038;_nhids=OroAU1R6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"within the States\">within the States<\/a>.\u201d The new language has been praised by some anti-abortion groups for establishing a \u201cpro-life position\u201d that still allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> to thwart Democrats, who typically dominate messaging on the issue and at the ballot box.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a pro-life party. We\u2019re going to be a pro-life party. We\u2019re going to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-gop-finally-putting-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-with-pro-family-policy\/\" title=\"Is The GOP Finally Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is With Pro-Family Policy?\">pro-family party<\/a>,\u201d Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who served as the chairwoman of the RNC platform committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cThe language needed to be changed because the goal of setting aside[[<em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>]was achieved, and it recognizes that that goal was achieved after 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The platform change happened just in time for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, when delegates will elevate former President Donald Trump as their party\u2019s nominee. Trump has urged GOP lawmakers to go on the offensive regarding abortion and has made it a crucial part of his campaign by taking credit for the reversal of <em>Roe <\/em>through his appointment of three Supreme Court justices. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Trump has argued abortion decisions should now be left up to states, which Republicans say helps to declaw Democrats on one of their top issues. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go back a year ago, [Trump\u2019s] been very clear that now that <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> has been addressed by the Supreme Court, that it\u2019s going to be up to the states, not the federal government,\u201d House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cAnd he staked that claim very early off and, I think, to the frustration of a lot of Democrats who wanted to make that an issue. President Trump pretty much took it off the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The updated language could also serve to help vulnerable Republicans running in competitive districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020 by giving them an extra line of defense against Democratic attacks on the issue. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that the more we can do to show that we respect women, no matter the choice they feel they must make, the better off we are,\u201d Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), who is running in one of the most competitive House districts of the 2024 cycle, said. \u201cWe recognize that any decision to bring life in the world or to seek an abortion is just a tremendously difficult decision for a woman and for families, and the more we can do to respect that and support those difficult choices, the better off we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But some RNC delegates have pushed back against the language changes, arguing it goes too far to water down the party\u2019s stance in a way that GOP voters don\u2019t support. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand where former President Trump is coming from,\u201d Mike McMullin, a GOP delegate from Pennsylvania, told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cBut I also have heard enough from my constituents like, \u2018Don\u2019t change the platform. Stick to the pro-life. Don\u2019t waver.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another delegate from Pennsylvania, former state Rep. Richard Saccone, emphasized that coming out against the platform should not be equated with crossing Trump, but he argued the national party should consider \u201call the angles\u201d of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially [from] the base,\u201d Saccone told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAnd the base doesn\u2019t want something like that. They want the current platform. And [party leaders] need to hear why. Part of the reason is that the current platform delineates very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have already pushed against the updated platform, arguing it does not provide for more protections and amounts to a \u201clie\u201d to \u201ccontinue to take our rights away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey haven\u2019t softened anything. I don\u2019t believe anything the RNC says,\u201d Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe anything Trump says. They are so adamantly against women having the right to choose. So, this framing that it\u2019s a softening \u2014 no. What it is is trying to, once again, be completely not truthful about what it is that [Trump has] been working on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698811\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698811\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican Party is aiming to counter the Democrats&#8217; advantage on the issue of abortion by changing their party platform to allow states to make decisions on the matter. This move has been praised by some anti-abortion groups and is seen as a way to neutralize the Democrats&#8217; dominance on the issue. Former President Donald Trump has been a key figure in pushing for this change, arguing that abortion decisions should be left to the states. However, some Republican delegates have expressed concerns that the new language waters down the party&#8217;s pro-life stance and goes against the wishes of the party&#8217;s base. Democrats have criticized the updated platform, arguing that it does not provide enough protections for women&#8217;s rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2292434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24167047748211-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,3685,6203,33588],"class_list":["post-2292433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-democrats","tag-gop","tag-party-platform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24167047748211-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}