Vice President Mike Pence said this week that pro-life Democrats “have a home” in the Republican party.
As The Christian Post reports, Pence made these remarks while speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday near Washington, D.C.
“Life is winning in America,” he said. “That’s what makes it so remarkable that every leading Democrat running for president has actually said that there’s no room in today’s Democratic Party for pro-life voters.”
“So let me say to every pro-life American, Republican, independent, or Democrat: You have a home in today’s Republican Party.”
In recent weeks, Democratic presidential candidates have debated what place pro-life supporters may have within the Democratic party.
“By this time in history, I think when we talk about what a Democrat is, I think being pro-choice is an essential part of that,” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said at a forum earlier this month.
Candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar also addressed the topic on ABC’s The View, saying that pro-life supporters are “part of our party.”
“I believe we are a big tent party and there are pro-life Democrats and they are part of our party,” she said.
“I think we need to build a big tent. I think we need to bring people in instead of shutting them out.”
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