abortion are quite popular. the problem is when republicans talk about abortion they tend to do things like todd aiken and richard murdoch in such a way that can't relate to women at all or other restrictions that are broadly unpopular. there's certain amount of triumphal issues from the left, warranted on some. trends on gay marriage are very clear. it's clear there's going to be vast popularity for it. supporters of abortion rights are lucky republicans have fumbled the issue so badly. they figured how to message it better they would have more like getting abortion restrictions. >> they have overreached on it. the 20-week bans may be narrowly popular but they attached it to all these restrictions that we're going to shut down clinics. rick perry went to bat on shutting down women's health program in texas. it's not so much even that the left has gotten lucky, it's they are also going after birth control, abortion and birth control and clinics all