“In Kansas, pro-lifers vastly outnumber those in the pro-choice camp. (As of August, there were roughly 858,000 Republicans versus 504,000 Democrats, according to the Kansas Secretary of State.) Which makes the August 2 vote all the more confusing.”
Perhaps it’s confusing to Ms. Rommelman because she is guilty of stereotyping Republican…
“In Kansas, pro-lifers vastly outnumber those in the pro-choice camp. (As of August, there were roughly 858,000 Republicans versus 504,000 Democrats, according to the Kansas Secretary of State.) Which makes the August 2 vote all the more confusing.”
Perhaps it’s confusing to Ms. Rommelman because she is guilty of stereotyping Republicans. The party and its registered members are not an intellectual monolith. I am a lifelong Republican. I am also an atheist. I am a lawyer and self-employed. I am heterosexual, married and a mother. I support gay marriage. I support limited government intrusion in my life. To me, WOKE is the worst four-letter word. I oppose COVID vaccine mandates (my body, my choice right?). I support a woman’s right to abortion, but with reasonable limitations. Many of my Republican friends share my views. So, am I surprised that a heavily Republican state voted to uphold a woman’s right to abortion? No! And the only reason the author is surprised is because she’s drinking the liberal Kool-Aid and fundamentally believes the most conservative Republicans are representative of all Republicans. The election results in Kansas should be a huge eye-opener to Ms. Rommelman. Maybe…just maybe…she has it wrong. Maybe Republicans are more varied and nuanced than she understood. But alas, she is looking for ways to harmonize her stereotypes with a reality that doesn’t match up.
“In Kansas, pro-lifers vastly outnumber those in the pro-choice camp. (As of August, there were roughly 858,000 Republicans versus 504,000 Democrats, according to the Kansas Secretary of State.) Which makes the August 2 vote all the more confusing.”
Perhaps it’s confusing to Ms. Rommelman because she is guilty of stereotyping Republicans. The party and its registered members are not an intellectual monolith. I am a lifelong Republican. I am also an atheist. I am a lawyer and self-employed. I am heterosexual, married and a mother. I support gay marriage. I support limited government intrusion in my life. To me, WOKE is the worst four-letter word. I oppose COVID vaccine mandates (my body, my choice right?). I support a woman’s right to abortion, but with reasonable limitations. Many of my Republican friends share my views. So, am I surprised that a heavily Republican state voted to uphold a woman’s right to abortion? No! And the only reason the author is surprised is because she’s drinking the liberal Kool-Aid and fundamentally believes the most conservative Republicans are representative of all Republicans. The election results in Kansas should be a huge eye-opener to Ms. Rommelman. Maybe…just maybe…she has it wrong. Maybe Republicans are more varied and nuanced than she understood. But alas, she is looking for ways to harmonize her stereotypes with a reality that doesn’t match up.
Thanks for pointing that out.. that irked me as well. As in “we know what members of a party think, without actually asking them, you know?”