If the republican party would soften their stance on one single issue, abortion, they would see a much higher level of support across the country.

I know it is a simplistic view, but if they were to acknowledge that Row V Wade is the law of the land, that there is little chance (none) of changing it, and that it is a private decision to be left up to each individual they would capture many of the folks in the middle like me.

What turns me off to the R party has beens this slow growth of religious chest pounding over time, which generally leads to the abortion topic. Religion should be a private matter that stays in one's own home. Abortion should be the same. Nobody is forcing anyone to get abortions, or to be a certain religion. Sadly the current party leadership is too stupid to realize this.