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Less Than 1% of Americans Think Politicians Should Talk About Birth Control

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BrainSurfer3/02/2012 12:58:32 pm PST

re: #74 Ming

I think the following may explain why Republicans keep on returning to the contraception issue. Their vision is the “Obama versus Religion” headline. This vision dazzles them, and drives them crazier and crazier. “Obama versus Religion” is a no-win for Obama. They just know it. If only they could put that theme out in front of America in 2012! This is their seductive dream. They can’t stop now. They’re so close! There’s gotta be something there! After all, the Catholic bishops were against Obama’s contraception regulation. That’s gotta be something Republicans can use!

No, it doesn’t make sense, but those Republicans are hooked.

Let’s assume that President Obama is familiar with Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals, which has as it’s 4th rule of power tactics: Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.

Republicans know this as well, as they are extremely vulnerable here as - my opinion, don’t have facts at hand - most Christians/Catholics are far from hard core, obey rules when it’s suitable, and vast majority are comfortable with birth control (helps avoid the possible moral quandary of trying to decide how to handle an unwanted pregnancy). Besides Christians come in all sorts of different flavors, from non-practicing to serious fundamentalists. Kind of like herding cats to get them thinking, let alone voting, all the same.

Primary tactic for Republicans is to try to maintain Christian unity and support by calling Obama’s HHS mandate an attack on religious freedom, and try not to get too deep into the birth control issue as it is the hot button in women’s health. Focus should be instead on other issues - economy, jobs, debt, taxes.