The Disconnection Between the Public and the Politics of Abortion

Sopel: I like people who have very strongly held political beliefs. But we saw in that interview the disconnect potentially with a lot of the public. She said even if blocking a road affected potentially the sort of mortal health of her own mother she would understand as we pointed out. Most people would find that baffling and completely alienating actually because it is just not how the vast vast majority of people think, says Sopel. Donald Trump presidential hopeful likes to call his potential presidential rival Ron DeSantis Ron DeSanktonius which is a good name but he can't pronounce himself. And if you're flip-flopping over how to pronounce your own surname, well, Ron