you. what an extraordinary series of events that have pushed abortion and gun safety to the very top of the national attention span, if you will, to the national mead dwru and certainly our collective american imaginations do you think that governor lee s behavior in tennessee, that these moments could be inflection points for a republican party that has seemed so out of step with mainstream americans on those two issues? i doubt it. this is something that they have embraced in the base of their party. as you can see the rnc put out something after the dobbs decision saying keep going, go as far as you can. legislators across the country including my state have made abortion illegal including for victims of rape and incest from the moment of conception there is no grace period