Politics
Pulse board member to be on Fox Business before tonight’s debate
Pulse Life Advocate’s board member, Whitney McIntosh, will be on a voter panel of 3 on Wednesday and Thursday during the 5PM EST hour (4PM CST) on The Evening Edit on Fox Business Network. She was selected because of a cameo appearance she made on Fox about two weeks ago when Laura Ingraham was in…
Read MoreUnsatisfying pro-life positions
Two pro-life candidates for president offered up some unsatisfying pro-life positions in the past week. Former President Donald Trump forcefully attacked Heartbeat Bill legislation passed in Florida and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Similar legislation has passed in Iowa (twice). Said Trump: “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a…
Read MoreWhat candidates said about abortion at the first Republican debate
Fox News hosted the first Republican debate last night, moderated by Bret Baier and Martha McCallum. Baier asked Ron DeSantis his views on the abortion issue. Here is how the Florida governor responded (above): Ron DeSantis: “ … we sold the biggest election landslide victory in the history of the Republican Party in the state…
Read MoreGlobal ‘boiling’ is bad for the planet’s sanity
For those not old enough to remember these things, climate scientists warned we were heading into another ice age back in 1971. Seriously. (See the video below from 1979.) By the 1990s, the story had changed: we faced an existential threat of global warming. When the data didn’t cooperate, the new threat was ‘climate change.’…
Read MoreJosh Mandelbaum runs for mayor of Des Moines on abortion platform
Des Moines mayoral candidate, Josh Mandelbaum, has made the expansion of abortion in Des Moines, Iowa, the centerpiece of his mayoral campaign. He’s fundraising on the issue with email letters like this: Dear [name], Last week, the Iowa Supreme Court made a crucial ruling in the fight for abortion rights. Their decision means that Iowans…
Read MoreIowans are Pro-Life
In 2008 the Abortion Party dominated national and state politics. Barack Obama was the newly elected president and his party controlled Congress. Chet Culver was in his second year as Iowa governor after trouncing the Pro-Life Party’s candidate by ten votes. His party controlled the Iowa Senate 32 to 18 and the House by 56…
Read MoreGovernor DeSantis speaks about his views on abortion
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for the presidency yesterday. Later that evening, he was interviewed by Trey Gowdy on Fox for his views on abortion. Here is a recap of DeSantis’ abortion views: “I’ve been proud as governor to stand for a culture of life. I think all Republicans need to do that.…
Read MoreHow to clarify the abortion issue
What kind of issue is abortion? President Trump has ruffled feathers within the pro-life movement by insisting it is pretty much a states right issue. Last month, his campaign issued a statement clarifying his position: “President Donald J. Trump believes that the Supreme Court, led by the three justices which he supported, got it right…
Read MoreHow to reframe the abortion debate
The pro-life argument is an overwhelmingly winning position for pro-life candidates. We wrote an entire blogpost which makes the case. The key: you have to stay on offense. Playing rope-a-dope (as Mohammad Ali did against George Foreman) won’t work in this arena. Do NOT let the abortion candidate set the terms of the debate. YOU…
Read MorePro-Life is a winning political issue
Some conservatives are bearish on the pro-life political issue. They point to the midterm elections and the recent Wisconsin election as proof that the pro-life issue should be downplayed. Pulse believes they are absolutely wrong. The esteemed columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Strassel, warned: “At some point, the GOP might want to acknowledge…
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