Fun fact, evangelicals didn’t give a shit about abortion prior to Reagan, they use abortion as a placeholder for segregation, they were mad at the Democratic Party and Jimmy Carter, they undermine Carters presidency by doing back door deals…they hated him because he wasn’t a hateful bigot.

And Jerry Falwell and publisher friend used abortion against Jimmy Carter because he was an acclaimed Southern Baptist. It wasn’t the sanctity of life. It was a political cudgel

I remember. The thoughtful evaluation for Repubs centered solely on which wedge issue had the most potential to divide. Goldwater was rightfully worried about aligning with Christian nationalists. The meanest most dangerous people on the planet are religious zealots of every faith. Never ends well!

They need it most!