The New Anti Abortion Political Party


It had to happen. And it did in 2016. A new political party formed which has anti-abortion as its lead platform issue. Its platform is sprinkled with other left-sounding issues, Christian values, racial justice, social justice, etc. The party's name is the American Solidarity Party. If this idea continues to get national publicity, and Trump and other Republicans slip and slide away from a total ban on abortion, it could grow into something significant. 

One can bet the Republican Party feels it can rely on anti-abortion Christians to ultimately vote for Trump. Democrats have no place for them so what choice do they have, is Republican thinking. Many, like the founders of American Solidarity, feel too obligated with good citizenship to not vote. By forming this party, they can vote and feel they are getting even with Trump, Inc. for letting them down.

This new Party has a certain intellectual property Republicans lost long ago. If one wants government to outlaw abortion and gay marriage it is logical she does not want smaller government. She wants more government. Republicans went off the rails when they said they wanted both less government and more government to regulate people's private choices in abortion and marriage. American Solidarity avoids this inconsistency by simply saying government is good and we want more of it to implement a Christian society.

Trump and other Republicans will say a vote for American Solidarity is a vote for Biden. This is true but perhaps some conservative voters will not care. They may well feel Republicans took advantage of them and they owe Republicans or Trump nothing.

Democrats have had their share of third-party rebellion candidates. These have always been to the Party's left. In this case of the American Solidarity Party we have something both to the right and to the left of the Republican Party. American Solidarity is a lesson for both parties. When a religious group says it will help your party win, politely decline. They are unreliable partners.  

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