Fri Aug 5, 2022 – 1:48 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The defeat of the state ballot measure about abortion in Kansas has the liberal establishment ablaze with talk about the need to take the middle route in a post-Dobbs world.
If solid-red Kansas rejects the strong anti-abortion option, they argue, the position clearly has no future. Leftist commentators claim the right must “rethink” its strategies and moderate its pro-life position to accommodate a frightened electorate.
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Republicans with liberal proclivities joined in by proposing compromises. However, they are really recommending defeat, so their surrender strategy needs to be called out and rejected. The politics of radical moderation will only make matters worse. Such an attitude is wrong and must be opposed.
Thus, three reflections on the Kansas ballot referendum should guide future action.
Regrouping and trying again
The first is to acknowledge that the ballot referendum was a lamentable loss of a battle but will not determine the outcome of the war. As in all battles, mistakes happen, and lessons can be learned.
In the case of Kansas, the issue
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