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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia Right to Life endorses Broun, but not much of the state House leadership
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Right to Life issued its endorsements on Monday. See them here.
The anti-abortion group backed Republican incumbent Paul Broun of Athens over challenger Barry Fleming of Harlem, a member of the state House, in the 10th District congressional primary.
“We always protect a previously endorsed incumbent as long as nothing has changed,” GRTL president Dan Becker said.
In state House races, the organization endorsed 67 Republican candidates and one Democrat. In state Senate races, GRTL backed two Democrats and 28 Republicans.
Significant names are missing on the House side, including: House Speaker Glenn Richardson, Speaker pro tem Mark Burkhalter of Alpharetta and House Majority Leader Jerry Keen. So, too, is the name of state Rep. Bobby Franklin of Cobb County, one the leaders of the anti-abortion movement in Legislature.
Becker said some legislators didn’t turn in questionnaires — either because they don’t accept GRTL’s one-exception approach (“life of the mother”) to abortion, rather than the three-exception approach (“life of the mother, rape, and incest”) accepted by other groups.
Others simply didn’t have opposition in the primary and skipped the primary questionnaire, which Becker admitted has gotten more complicated as the group tries to sample legislative opinion on biomedical issues.
One eyebrow-raiser: In the primary contest for the Augusta seat now held by House Appropriations Chairman Ben Harbin, GRTL gave its approval to Harbin, but also endorsed his primary opponent, Lee Benedict.
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By TW
June 16, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this
The idea that someone should be made to have an abortion if they don’t want one is absurd.
By Copyleft
June 17, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this
This endorsement will be crucial to simpleminded, one-issue voters… who are the only ones who care about GA Right To Life anyway.