My colleague Tim Fernholz at the Prospect has a piece up about candidates this cycle appealing to voters by touting their pro-choice cred:

But this year, Democratic political operatives have been surprised by the success they've had in deploying pro-choice messages. Congressional campaigns from New Jersey to Nevada have picked up on the trend, and outside groups spreading the word are not just usual suspects like NARAL and Planned Parenthood, but also the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

"We didn't use it as much in 2006. Voters then were really focused on Iraq and the economy," says Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who is working on several House and Senate races this year. "I was surprised, honestly. You think the economy and nothing else will break through, but this is breaking through."

Read the rest here.

I gotta say, it's refreshing news given the anti-choice rhetoric the McCain campaign is spewing, along with some of the stridently anti-choice ballot initiatives we've seen this year.

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October 24, 2008 2:06 PM

[0+]  laurel gardner said:

Of COURSE abortion rights are popular at a time of economic crisis: financial inability to support a child is the single most common factor in decisions to have an abortion.

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