Dave Proudfit

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@JDVance1 I am definitely pro-life, but the main reason I was against this issue is it was made part of the constitution. In my opinion, this is not a constitutional issue. If you don't like the existing law, change it. Don't enshrine it into the constitution.

For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it. Giving up on the unborn is not an option. It's politically dumb and morally repugnant. Instead, we need to understand why we lost this battle so we can win the war. I was very involved in the "no" campaign for issue 1, so let me share a few insights. First, we got creamed among voters who disliked both Issue 1 and also Ohio's current law (heartbeat bill). We saw this consistently in polling and in conversations. "I don't like Issue 1, but I'd rather have that extreme than the other extreme." This is a political fact, not my opinion. Second, we have to recognize how much voters mistrust us (meaning elected Republicans) on this issue. Having an unplanned pregnancy is scary. Best case, you're looking at social scorn and thousands of dollars of unexpected medical bills. We need people to see us as the pro-life party, not just the anti-abortion party. Third, as Donald Trump has said, "you've got to have the exceptions." I am as pro life as anyone, and I want to save as many babies as possible. This is not about moral legitimacy but political reality. I've seen dozens of good polls on the abortion question in the last few months, many of them done in Ohio. Give people a choice between abortion restrictions very early in pregnancy with exceptions, or the pro choice position, and the pro life view has a fighting chance. Give people a heartbeat bill with no exceptions and it loses 65-35. (The reason we didn't lose 65-35 last night is that some people who hate "no exceptions" restrictions will still refuse to vote for things like Issue 1). Fourth, we've spent so much time winning a legal argument on abortion that we've fallen behind on the moral argument. I talked to so many decent people who voted yes on Issue 1, and their reasons varied. Some described themselves as "pro life" but hated the lack of a rape exception in Ohio law. Some were worried that Ohio law would prevent them from addressing an ectopic pregnancy, or a late term miscarriage. Some didn't understand the "viability" standard in Issue 1, and thought that of course you should be able to abort a "non-viable" pregnancy as that would be a danger to the mother. You can criticize the propaganda effort on the other side for lying to people about these issues or confusing the populace, but it suggests we have to do a much better job of persuasion. And I'm not just talking about 30 second TV commercials--I'm talking about sustained, years long efforts to show the heart of the pro life movement. Fifth, money. We got outspent big time on Issue 1, and across the country. Republicans are almost always outspent by Democrats. Relatedly, Democrats are better at turning out in off year elections. The national party should be focused on two, and only two issues: how to juice turnout in off year elections and how to close the finance gap with Democrats. A lot of people put their heart and soul into this campaign. The local right to life organizations in Ohio, The Center for Christian Virtue, SBA, Governor Dewine, and so many others. I tip my hat to them. A lot of people are celebrating right now, and I don't care about that. I do care about the fact that because we lost, many innocent children will never have a chance to live their dreams. There is something sociopathic about a political movement that tells young women (and men) that it is liberating to murder their own children. So let's keep fighting for our country's children, and let's find a way to win.

@CSICincyChapter I will be there! Hope you will be too.

Don’t miss Educon 2023! November 14 at the Original Montgomery Inn in Montgomery Ohio.

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@bariweiss Fyrg tvtgdtt ftthb

2. 6:46 am: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”

THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART FIVE. THE REMOVAL OF TRUMP FROM TWITTER.

@CSICincyChapter @stlouiscsi Had a great tour of Glenny Glass today. Here are a few photos.

@stlouiscsi I haven’t been attending F2F meetings. The other member who often tweets from events can’t be there.

This looks interesting. Post photos if you are able?

@MSignorile Laura Ingraham says it was all Antifa? You have a right to your left-wing ideologies, but at least tell the truth. Laura Ingraham: “Now, they were likely not all Trump supporters and there are some reports that Antifa sympathizers may have been sprinkled throughout the crowd,"

@m2architek @CSIConstruction Amen to that, brother.

@CSIConstruction Tell me how CSI is not.

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@vivianvolz 3) I have no problem with the order as it is written. It still allows various styles of architecture yet provides for control in the design selection and most of all calls for input from the local community where the structure will be located.

@vivianvolz 2) The order does recommend traditional and classical architecture, but it is not a mandate.

Well, crap. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a… It's much weaker than it sounds in the headlines, though. It sunsets September 2021. The people asked to join the council could refuse, or could approve other architecture. Or invoke the substantial cost of starting designs over.

@TomShumaker0707 @JoeBiden I think he plagiarized that from Star Wars

We are in a battle for the soul of the nation. The forces of darkness, the forces of division, the forces of yesterday are pulling us apart, holding us down, and holding us back. We must free ourselves of all of them.

@TomShumaker0707 @RealJamesWoods I take offense to that 😀

My friend left New York to get away from the domestic terrorism there. Unfortunately he moved to Pittsburgh 👇🏼

@CheriseLakeside I've tried to get invited the last 4 times but to no avail. I'm giving up.

Any of my #CSI peeps planning to be in Tucson in January for MSR (Covid willing)? #CSIKraken

@CSICincyChapter @CSIConstruction Looking forward to our first meeting of FY 21. This will be a face-to-face meeting at Montgomery Inn, so bring your mask and be prepared for the great Montgomery Inn menu and networking with your colleagues (at six feet).

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@mgproudfit No, it's Iowa

@CSICincyChapter Thanks Holly

Obituary for Dave Proudfit’s mother, Dorothy legacy.com/obituaries/cin… @Davpro4