Debates Matter - Guiliani Changes Course
It seems that debates can indeed generate pressure for candidates to clarify their views on policy. The New York Times is reporting that Giuliani will soon make a series of speeches to clarify his unequivocal support for abortion rights. The Times notes:
After months of conflicting signals on abortion, Rudolph W. Giuliani is planning to offer a forthright affirmation of his support for abortion rights in public forums, television appearances and interviews in the coming days, despite the potential for bad consequences among some conservative voters already wary of his views, aides said yesterday. (New York Times, May 10, 2007)
Reasons? Join me below the fold to discuss...
