August 8, 2024
Now several weeks removed from the Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform vote, there’s a sense that the math of the election has changed with the Democrat Party dropping President Joe Biden and rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris’ selection of pro-abortion Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, there’s little question remaining that the issue of abortion will be the main issue defining the 2024 Presidential Election.
But does that necessarily mean that’s all the Republican Party should focus on? In the latest op-ed in Townhall from Students for Life Action (SFLAction) Online Editor Mattison Brooks, this question is addressed, as well as what the Trump Campaign is probably doing on the issue, given the state of the race – and what a strategic approach could be heading into November.
Excerpts from the op-ed are below:
“In poker, the world’s best players don’t play their hands; they play the person across the table. Their adversary, whether they know it or not, will give clues as to whether they’re holding a winning hand or a whole lot of nothing.
The Democrats flash their cards at every opportunity: they’re all in on abortion. The Harris campaign has no other cards to play – the economy is in shambles, our southern border is a mess, and the world is on fire. This is where the focus of the GOP Platform seems to be – and maybe rightly so.
Like any smart poker player, the Trump campaign and the RNC are not getting baited into playing their opponent’s hand.
Yet, this real-politick approach doesn’t change the fact that abortion is the biggest human rights issue of our day. Recent and unfortunate comments by the Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, compared America’s problems to a crumbling house, likening abortion to a “spot on the wall in the basement.”
