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Opinion GOP baffled that ‘We Don’t Care if You Die’ is not a winning slogan

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December 15, 2023 at 6:32 p.m. EST
A yard sign that reads “We Love Life” stands by a driveway in rural Smith County, Tex., in December 2022. (Jeffrey McWhorter for The Washington Post)
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“Republicans struggle as they keep getting forced to talk about abortion”

Politico headline, Dec. 15

Huh! It turns out “Well, with luck, you probably won’t die being forced to give birth to a nonviable fetus over the objections of your doctor!” — even if you say it in a warm, human-sounding way ― is not actually what people want to hear when deciding how to cast their votes. Fascinating!