THE LIMITS OF THE DEMOCRATS’ ABORTION MAXIMALISM:

As poll after poll indicates that Democrats are shedding support among Hispanic voters, a campaign that devotes itself to leftwing abortion politics over more tangible concerns (such as rising crime rates, a ballooning migrant population, and the rising cost of daily life) risks hobbling itself. That strategy would provide the illusion of efficacy, as Democrats enjoy a surge of interest, support, and donations on the national level while alienating voters in battleground districts.

Pro-choice progressives seem honest insofar as they’re willing to sacrifice winnable races to promote their opposition to restrictions on abortion. Democrats with an instinct for self-preservation are, however, picking their battles more judiciously.

QED: Whoopi Goldberg to San Fran archbishop: It’s not up to you to tell Pelosi not to take communion, dude. “Add ‘Catholicism’ below ‘The Holocaust’ on the long list of stuff Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t know a lot about.”