Ohio--Figure Pointing for the Anti Abortion Loss is in Full Bloom


An anti-abortion operative claims it was the Ohio GOP that didn't spend enough money on an anti-abortion vote. A couple days ago a big-wig Republican blamed the anti-abortion groups for "not being organized." They both spent tons of money and, I assume, had an army of people knocking on doors. 

The time has come to wonder about the importance of "being organized" or "allocating more money." I've read political consultants tried to identify what kind of candidate or issue wins the election. One I read provided a simple explanation, "It starts with the candidate." She meant the candidate has to have history or a personality that is what the public is attracted to at that particular moment in time. Republican Ted Cruz once said about elections, "First win the argument. Then you will win the election." 

Politics is a form of art, not a science. Have you ever looked at a popular, maybe famous, painting and thought to yourself, "I don't get it." I have. 

Anti-abortion has been using the argument, "The fetus is a baby" for decades. I did not get this--it was an argument based on a perception, not a reality. When we look at a painting some perception hits us or misses us. The artful portrayal of the fetus-as-a-baby seemed to have connected with millions. There were those like me who thought it bogus. But in between were millions who thought well maybe yes, maybe no, I don't have to decide.

The overturn of Roe forced those who did not want to decide they must choose between the welfare of the mother and the artfully constructed myth that the fetus was a baby with all the rights therein. The majority has come to see the woman's life as more important. As Cruz predicted, anti-abortion lost the argument and now is losing elections. 

The finger pointing we are seeing at the moment, anti-abortion groups blaming Republicans and Republican blaming anti-abortion groups, is about money. People do not want to pour their hard-earned money down the rat hole of a losing cause. To protect their cash flow in face of loses, each group is saying it will win if the other side just carries its fair share of the load. Both lose donors if they admit the entire enterprise is a losing proposition.

Because of these vested interests, finger pointing will continue.

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