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Tom Rinaldo

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:17 PM
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55. Abortion as an issue was cutting "our" way in 1972

The Equal Rights Amendment was gathering not losing support. Most Republican leaders were or became "Pro-Choice". I'm not saying that the current religious right had not started organizing against Abortion in 1972, just that it wasn't yet an effective wedge issue for them. Nixon Agnew used anti war protesters as a target in their "Culture War" strategy far more than they did women's rights. 1972 was the year of the Chicago Police Riots at the Democratic Convention. Anti war protests were still very visible.

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