Candidate went too far on anti-abortion stand

A Republican named Ken Cuccinelli lost the race for governor of Virginia to a Democrat named Terry McAuliffe. Now, I couldn’t care less who is the governor of Virginia; however, here is some free political advice coming from this race that can apply anywhere. If you are an aspiring politician or a supporter of an aspiring politician, don’t run on or support anyone who runs on the platform that Cuccinelli did.

There is one simple reason Cucinelli lost his race, and if you follow his example, you will lose, too. He ran on a platform of pro-life, without exception. That means that even if a woman was raped, she could not have an abortion. The result was that Cucinelli lost the single-woman vote by 42 points.

Also, not only did Cucinelli lose the race, a staunch pro-abortion candidate won. Cucinelli actually ended up promoting abortion, not life.

Abortions due to rape are about 1 percent of all abortions. Cucinelli lost out on a chance to reduce 99 percent of all abortions because he was stupid enough to think he had to bar rape victims from abortions.

My advice: Do not follow the platform of Cucinelli. It is very frustrating for those of us who believe in life.

Bill Hartman

Barrington