Tag: Mitch McConnell

New Poll: Grimes Abortion Position out of Touch with Voters

  Mitch McConnell’s pro-life stance is an asset in general election WASHINGTON – A new poll conducted by The Polling Company/WomanTrend for National Right to Life indicates that pro-abortion senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes’ abortion position is out of touch with voters. By an overwhelming 55%-35% margin, voters chose a hypothetical pro-life candidate whose views …

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May 20: A Great Night for Pro-Life Candidates!

  By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director The May 20, primary election night was a great evening for babies and for pro-life candidates! Not so great for candidates supported by the pro-abortion PAC, EMILY’s List. Six states held their primaries: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Following are highlights from some …

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National Right to Life & Kentucky Right to Life: Matt Bevin is “trying to mislead pro-life voters” and “distort” Mitch McConnell’s pro-life leadership

  WASHINGTON – Today, leaders of National Right to Life and Kentucky Right to Life sharply criticized a mailer sent to Kentucky voters by Matt Bevin’s campaign, which questioned Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s strong commitment to the pro-life cause. Both National Right to Life and Kentucky Right to Life reaffirmed their unwavering support of …

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McConnell Challenger’s False Claims Rebuked by National Right to Life

  By Andrew Bair Kentucky Senate candidate Matt Bevin has stooped to a new low. In a new mailer sent to homes across Kentucky, Bevin questions the pro-life convictions of Sen. Mitch McConnell, one of the pro-life movement’s greatest allies in Congress, whom he is running against in the Republican primary. In response, both National …

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National Right to Life & Kentucky Right to Life Reaffirm: McConnell is “irreplaceable” in U.S. Senate as a defender of unborn children and other vulnerable persons

  WASHINGTON – Today, National Right to Life and Kentucky Right to Life reaffirmed their endorsement of Sen. Mitch McConnell in his bid for re-election to the United States Senate. “No U.S. senator has done more for unborn children than Sen. Mitch McConnell,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Mitch McConnell is …

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: a pro-life stalwart

  By Andrew Bair 2014 presents a great opportunity for the pro-life movement. After years of Senate control in the hands of Democrats under the leadership of pro-abortion Senator Harry Reid (D-Nv.), there is a real shot at regaining control. At the helm of this effort is Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). McConnell is endorsed …

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Sen. McConnell Calls on Senate to Pass Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

  By Dave Andrusko On the anniversary of the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a statement calling on his Senate colleagues to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Gosnell was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder for killing infants he had aborted alive by slitting their …

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Pro-abort Grimes to Challenge Pro-life McConnell for Kentucky Senate

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director Pro-abortion Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is hoping to defeat pro-life Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Compare the candidates on life issues: Since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973, more than 55 million defenseless babies have …

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