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In reply to the discussion: Do you support concessions to banks to win elections? [View all]BainsBane
(55,041 posts)that trying to placate critics of the party, much like Schumer did in his television appearances last week.
It's unwise because it risks alienating loyal Democratic voters for people who refused to vote Democrat in 2016 and have said they will do the same in the future.
If that DCCC director really believes this will win seats, he has no idea what he's doing. Voters who care about banning abortion know very well that the Republican party is the one committed to that goal and that the national Democratic party is pro-choice. It's one thing to understand some of these guys are going to be luke warm on the abortion issue and another to announce it as party strategy. There is a reason to publicize it, and I seriously doubt that can be about winning over anti-choice voters.