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Cain’s Fred Thompson moment on abortion?

By Charlie Spiering
Published October 20, 2011 4:00am ET
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Cain’s Fred Thompson moment on abortion?
Herman Cain might think his abortion comments won’t undercut his “100% pro-life” record, but he should move quickly or face the full wrath of social conservatives.  Cain’s biggest mistake was using an liberal argument to defend his pro-life views against seemingly harsh government restrictions on abortion. Cain said: “No, it comes down to it’s not […]

Herman Cain might think his abortion comments won’t undercut his “100% pro-life” record, but he should move quickly or face the full wrath of social conservatives. 

Cain’s biggest mistake was using an liberal argument to defend his pro-life views against seemingly harsh government restrictions on abortion.

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