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"But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion."
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"The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House."
"Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy."
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"If our country is to reach a workable solution to the abortion issue, the Democratic party must be open to and tolerant of opposing views."
"By rejecting abortion-on-demand, we can move our party back to the mainstream."
"My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views."
"I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well."
"I am fairly certain that my abortion position hurt me, because in a Democratic primary, where turnout is relatively low, liberal voters turn out in disproportionately large numbers and thus exercise a disproportionate influence on the outcome."
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