September 29, 2010 · City Hall News
Past Abortion Political Strategy, Major Policy Questions Indeed In Play: Agreement from both sides that next AG and governor could effect reproductive rights
In terms of political strategy, the thinking is pretty straightforward: Dan Donovan will appeal to suburban, tough-on-crime voters, so Eric Schneiderman will aim to undercut that by peeling off women whom he can convince into thinking of the attorney general campaign as a one-issue race. For the governor's race, Andrew Cuomo has the advantage of running against the first prolife Republican gubernatorial candidate in decades-and one who is more stringently pro-life than most pro-lifers, given his refusal to make exceptions for rape or incest.
But, advocates on both sides of the abortion issue insist, this is more than just politics: even in a decisively pro-choice state like New York, there are significant policy areas that can, and most likely will, be shaped by the next attorney general and governor.
