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 Addendum 4
See also A1 re: Trump

Trump Schools Evangelicals on How to Talk About Abortion
Extreme rhetoric—and policies—are costing Republicans elections, he warns
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/trump-vote-pray-stand-evangelicals-abortion-elections

* At Family Research Council’s Pray Vote Stand conference in DC (https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111047767369153930) Trump ticked off long list of his pro-life accomplishments
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#Trump #SCOTUS #Roe #FRC #FamilyResearchCouncil #PrayVoteStand #theocracy #GOP #GOPAC #neofascism #WedgeTactics #rhetoric #ChristianRight #neoconservatism 
 A4 cont'd

* most notably nominating 3 conservative SCOTUS justices who helped overturn Roe v Wade 2022-06
* Trump also warned Republican extremism on abortion was losing them elections
* criticized Republican politicians for extreme anti-abortion rhetoric
* if they don’t speak about it correctly, they’re not going to win
* explaining it "properly" is extremely important
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* Trump’s primary rivals have taken that message to heart
* DeSantis, who spoke before Trump PVS, didn’t even mention aborrtion even though 2023-04 he signed into law a 6-week state abortion ban that should have been a FRCapplause line
* Ramaswamy also neglected to mention the topic despite being on record as supporting six6week state bans that would treat abortion like “murder.”