Democrats see loss over abortion, hunt for pro-life 2020 candidate

Published June 24, 2019 3:34pm ET



When Joe Biden abandoned his lifelong support for limiting federal funding of abortion, the Democratic Party closed the door on millions of anti-abortion voters and donors, potentially pushing the most ardent into the arms of President Trump, who has emerged as the most anti-abortion president ever.

But now there’s a Democratic group trying to change that by raising money to draft an anti-abortion presidential candidate and force the party to address the issue and decide if social conservatives are welcome.

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