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This article appeared in the November 6, 2006 edition of The Nation.

October 19, 2006

NARAL, WFP FOLLOW PLAN GOP

Washington, DC

Katha Pollitt missed some key points in her analysis of how choice is playing in the midterm elections ["Subject to Debate," Oct. 9]. She's right that NARAL Pro-Choice America will play an integral role in many key races but wrong to suggest this electoral plan is self-defeating. It's exactly the opposite. Our political action committee, which makes decisions on which candidates to endorse, comprises Democrats, Republicans and Independents from across the country. This board has authorized nearly $500,000 in direct contributions in this election cycle to 117 dynamic prochoice incumbents and challengers from both parties.

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About Daniel Lazare

Daniel Lazare is the author of, most recently, The Velvet Coup: The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the Decline of American Democracy (Verso).He is currently at work on a book about the politics of Christianity, Judaism and Islam for Pantheon. more...

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