… Pence is a smart political operator — he could have articulated a strong, reasonably popular position if the question was framed around, say, late-term abortions. But Americans are risk-averse — even some who oppose abortion are skittish about sudden massive changes to existing policy such as overturning Roe. That could explain why, when moderator Susan Page asked Pence about the precedent, he pivoted to bragging about the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and rehashing controversies around Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s previous nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals. CONT.
David Byler, Washington Post
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