Former Adviser to Trump on How Abortion and Illegal Immigrants Will Affect 2024 Election

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from EPOCH TV,
3/23/24:

While in Washington for this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, EPOCH Times had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Serrano, former policy adviser to President Donald Trump. We discussed how different headwinds and tailwinds for President Trump will manifest as we get closer to the November election.

Headwinds such as Never Trumpers, power centers against Trump, abortion, the border & Ukraine are of course present.

  • Abortion. What about the current Democrat abortion victories in red states? Mr. Serrano believes there is opportunity for Republicans with abortion. The left will continue to pound Republicans on abortion. Republican response?  75% of Americans believe in ‘some restriction’ on abortions. Democrats don’t want to talk about that. Kari Lake has used this well in Arizona by saying, ‘before I answer this abortion question, go ask my opponent what restrictions they would agree to put on abortion’? Democrats will not answer that question. So, by not answering the question, does that mean 39 weeks is okay with you on abortion?  That’s a winning argument.  States like Indiana, though, are pushing a bill to outlaw abortion, so the rank & file Republicans are not using this restriction strategy. Republicans need to have the conversation on abortion AND the other issues. The only issue Dems will harp on is abortion, Republicans  have to get a backbone and attack, not retreat, from that issue. Then, return to other important issues like economy, crime, the border, drugs, etc..
  • Border. Democrat narrative now is that the ‘border bill’ was squashed by Republicans, so it is now the Republican’s issue. Congressional Republicans are incompetent on this kind of messaging. Trump , as the GOP candidate, will set the messaging for this and every issue. The people in this country know where this border problem came from. This Democrat messaging is laughable. The people know that Biden & the Democrats own it. They did it, sat on their hands until and election year. Obvious.
  • Ukraine. Trump will set the issue on Ukraine, He says ‘I just want to see people stop dying’. No one, especially Democrats are saying that.

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