The Palin abortion standard makes GOP inroads

Last week’s primaries elevated two more candidates who, like Sarah Palin, would ban abortion for rape and incest victims. John Avlon on the hypocrisy that could fracture the GOP.

John Avlon

Published Sep. 20 2010 7:35PM EDT

articles/2010/09/20/the-palin-abortion-standard-makes-gop-inroads/avlon-abortion_128243_yd5meg — At least six Tea Party-backed statewide GOP candidates - Nevada's Sharon Angle, Delaware's Christine O'Donnell, Colorado's Ken Buck, Kentucky's Rand Paul, Alaska's Joe Miller and New York's Carl Paladino - oppose abortion even in cases o

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Call it the Palin Standard, the new normal creeping into Republican abortion politics—opposition even in cases of rape and incest. When Sarah Palin was plucked from obscurity two years ago to become the VP nominee, McCain’s senior policy aides did not know that she held this extreme position, which is...

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The Palin abortion standard makes GOP inroads

Last week’s primaries elevated two more candidates who, like Sarah Palin, would ban abortion for rape and incest victims. John Avlon on the hypocrisy that could fracture the GOP.

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