I meant to say that Vance's point about the fears of Muslims and Sharia law is surely also part of the explanation. The evangelical rank and file conceives religious liberty mostly in terms of their own religious liberty - they are certainly not the only ones, but as Vance notes, they are an important voting block on this issue - and when attention is focused on religious liberty for Muslims instead, many of them will take a different view. So that no doubt affected some votes. But it was NARAL and Planned Parenthood that spent the money.
Douglas Laycock Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law University of Virginia Law School 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546
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