Conservative pundit Ann Coulter has warned that Republicans’ hardline anti-abortion stance is the equivalent of left-wing ‘Defund the Police’ jargon, after the issue was blamed for the GOP’s shocking election defeats in last week’s election .
Coulter, 61, called her think piece “Pro-life is the Republican Party’s ‘Defund the Police’” and made clear that refusing to acknowledge the election results “is not a good way to go through life.”
Her scathing assessment followed last week’s national elections, in which typically Republican states such as Ohio voted to protect abortion and Kentucky voted to retain their Democratic governor, who campaigned on allowing access to abortion.
“Defund the Police,” which the expert is referring to, is the slogan uttered by liberals — especially in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests — calling for the defunding of police departments across the country.
But the rallying cry has damaged the Dem-led city in recent years, as rising crime, homelessness and drug problems stem in part from the lack of police funding.
Ann Coulter wrote about her Substack: ‘On Tuesday evening, Ohio became the SEVENTH state to emphatically reject the smallest restriction on abortion. It joins California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont.
Coulter, 61, titled her think piece “Pro-life is the Republican Party’s ‘Defund the Police'” and made clear that refusing to acknowledge election results is “not a good way to go through life.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters before signing a 15-week abortion ban into law on April 14, 2022
‘For half a century, right-wingers have been shouting: there is nothing in the constitution about abortion! It’s up to the states!
“We won, the states voted – and voted and voted and voted – and we lost. Every time. It turns out that (regardless of what they tell pollsters or their neighbors) people love abortion. They don’t want any restrictions. No. Not the tiniest little imposition.
“Montana voters rejected a law that would only require life-saving treatment to be given to babies accidentally born alive during an abortion. That lost 53 percent to 47 percent.
‘Four states have included the right to abortion in their constitutions: Michigan, Vermont and California and now Ohio.
“Fellow pro-lifers: This is the ‘changing hearts and minds’ part of the fight, not the ‘forcing Republicans to keep losing elections’ part.
“Although there is always my excellent Peace of Westphalia-style compromise proposal on abortion: make it illegal ONLY for registered Republicans.”
Republican leaders like Florida Governor and Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis have remained true to their beliefs in abortions, but last week’s results show this is an issue the Republican Party is not winning.
By comparing the abortion issue to “defunding the police,” Coulter seems to suggest that this could be the downfall of the Republican Party among the electorate.
Her comments come just days after podcaster Megyn Kelly also described the Republican fixation on banning abortion as a “loser,” saying the party was out of step with the electorate and needed to quickly correct course.
“They can’t win by saying no abortions and no exceptions,” an angry Kelly said.
“It’s a loser.”
The majority of American adults, including those living in states with the strictest restrictions on abortion, want abortion to be legal at least in the early stages of pregnancy.
About two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should generally be legal. Only about 1 in 10 say it should always be illegal.
“Defund the Police,” which the expert is referring to, is the slogan uttered by liberals — especially in the wake of the 2020 protests — calling for the defunding of police departments across the country. Pictured: A protester reacts while standing in front of a burning building that was set on fire during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020
By comparing the abortion issue to “defunding the police,” Coulter seems to suggest that this could be the downfall of the Republican Party among the electorate. Pictured: Flames illuminate demonstrators standing near the Third Precinct during protests against the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 28
About two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should generally be legal. Only about 1 in 10 say it should always be illegal.
Kelly announced Thursday that she will moderate the next Republican debate, which will take place on December 6 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The debate will be broadcast on NewsNation.
Kelly pointed out that Andy Beshear, re-elected as governor of Kentucky on Tuesday, ran an effective ad showing a young woman being raped when she was 12 by her stepfather.
The woman said Beshear’s opponent, Daniel Cameron, allegedly denied her an abortion and told her what to do with her body.
“That’s devastating, and she was thanked by the Democratic incumbent, Governor Beshear, in his victory speech,” Kelly said.
“I understand that the Republican Party is a pro-life party: they are too extreme for voters, and that is regardless of how any of us feel about the issue of life choice.
“They are too extreme for voters, even in states like Kentucky, and they will continue to lose unless they come to that realization.”