One argument I hear quite often is that since there was no legislative progress against abortion under the Republican government, and since abortions haven’t decreased, it’s okay to vote for Obama. Besides this being a really lame and stupid argument (“Oh I know slavery is bad, but since there has been no progress to make it illegal in the last 30 years, I will vote for the guy who gives it every legal protection possible. We will then educate the white man to bring down the number of slaves he owns.”), it’s also false. You are subscribed to the Public Discourse, no?