MGB:_On abortion, I was disappointed that Clinton did not point out that Trump was formerly pro-choice when it suited him. She should have also said that Partial Birth Abortion is already illegal, so that it is not an issue, that it does not occur anyway, and that the law was a stalking horse for repealing Roe v. Wade. Most importantly, when given the opportunity, seven justices, including the two Bush appointees rejected repealing Roe and one of the justices who would have is dead. Repealing Roe and sending the matter back to the states would also repeal federal supremacy in equal protection law, including gay marriage and consenual sodomy and it will never happen. Finally, she could even call abortion a non-issue because there are few options for change, although she is proposing one of them, expanding the child tax credit, which will make abortion less likely. Of course, calling abortion a non-issue does not help her pro-choice advocates, but it would be worth seeing this issue go away.
Trump was his usual unqualified self and Wallace seemed to be coming from FoxNews POV, especially on economics. On the issue of not accepting the result, which is pretty obvious by now, Trump showed himself to be a two-bit thug. Sadly, he may have planned to say this. He has been ill-served by his campaign staff, some of which are also quite fringe. They should be fired.
Clinton did well debating. She was able to articulate policy while pushing Trump over the edge. This won’t help her dealing with Ryan but it did win her the election. The real change, of course, would come if Pelosi becomes Speaker instead. It is time to end the unpatriotic obstruction of the Tea Party once and for all.
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