IS MIERS PRO-ROE?

Her evangelical Protestantism doesn’t end the debate. 34 percent of evangelicals are pro-choice, while personally opposed to abortion. The First Lady is pro-Roe and was one of Miers’ key backers. Pro-life blogger Paul Deignan looks at the record here and here. I’ve long doubted that a shrewd Republican president would want to see Roe over-turned. It’s too useful for voter turn-out and direct mail. So what we’re seeing is an inevitable clash between the party’s elite realists and its grass-roots true believers. That’s what makes this such an interesting moment.