Reply #33: I look at it this way

[charlie]

If we successfully defend Roe, anti-abortionists are faced with two choices -- a party that advocates abortion access and a party that won't deep six Roe when given a chance. They're fucked.

If we're unsuccessful, we'll still be the ones fighting in state legislatures. We'll have the "stigma" anyway, even if we roll over and cede every state house below the Mason Dixon and on the praries. Republicans will make sure we carry the taint, even if it's deleted from our national platform.

In any case, I think there's time to see how our current stance plays out. Ball's in the Republican court, they've got to shit or get off the pot. Let's see if they fracture before we think about concessions.