By Robert Hay In the past month, two high-profile incidents have shown how powerful a hold the pro-choice movement has on the Democratic Party, and its hope to "expand the playing field" and win more elective victories is imperiled as a result. The first incident involved DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, an unabashed pro-choice politician … Continue reading Pro-Choice Extremism Is Holding the Democratic Party Back

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s latest statements about young women voters and Roe v. Wade highlight again that she does not understand feminism, the Democratic Party, or how to build a winning coalition. Rep. Wasserman Schultz has led the Democratic Party to our lowest numbers since the Hoover Administration.  Since 2010, we have lost 912 … Continue reading 912 reasons for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Step Down

By Lisa Stiller Getting our party back – and returning to values that support life – was a major theme of speakers at a Democratic Revival that took place in Washington, D.C. during the last weekend of September.  We must work to “change the values that need to be changed for a pro-life culture,” said … Continue reading Democratic Revival Stresses Values, Messages in Promoting a Culture of Life

In September, Pope Francis spoke to all Americans, Catholic and non-Catholic. At the White House, Pope Francis told us to take care of our "common home," the Earth. He asks "all men and women of good will in this great nation... to protect the vulnerable in our world and to stimulate integral and inclusive models … Continue reading I am a Pope Francis Democrat

*The following was published in The Hill: CongressBlog. After yet another wave of GOP victories in the recent elections, it is time for the Democratic Party to face the fact. We are losing. Yet, some scoff at the idea, especially with the 2016 presidential election favoring a Democratic win. However, across the country, the Democratic … Continue reading WHEN YOU CUT OFF A WING, YOU CAN NO LONGER FLY

*** The following ran in the LA Times on October 7, 2015 by Charles C. Camosy What's the calling card value of the National Rifle Assn. and other conservative organizations? Skepticism of government infringing on the autonomy and freedom of individuals, of course. But in yet another example of America's incoherent politics, assisted suicide has … Continue reading California’s right-to-die law betrays the state’s progressive principles

***The following was printed in The Hill - Congress Blog A few weeks ago, I was teaching a class on the legislative process to some high school students. The kids were playing the role of House and Senate members in a conference committee, and I charged them with working out the differences between their two … Continue reading Democrats miss opportunity to support women

by Matt Tyson It isn’t often we get an opening like this. Despite attempts by the mainstream media to twist the story around, reverse blame, or play dumb, the recent undercover videos of Planned Parenthood reps discussing price and procedure for the retrieval of organs from aborted children are damning enough to play in our … Continue reading The Pro-Lifer’s Survival Guide: Debating Objectively

by Mary Ann Chimera, president of DFL-OH This is the beginning of a list of ways in which you can let it be known that you are a Democrat who stands up for life. The list is incomplete. I invite anyone who cares to step in to suggest still other ways. Become a member of … Continue reading TEN WAYS TO STAND UP AS A PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT