“The abortion thing” has been a political wedge issue in American politics for generations. Voting against our own interests because we’ve been whipped up into

“The abortion thing” has been a political wedge issue in American politics for generations. Voting against our own interests because we’ve been whipped up into a frenzy by religious zealots and hardline partisans is very, very American. I don’t know exactly what you mean by “wrong”, but I suppose if you mean “should I have seen this coming?” I’d probably say “Yes. The writing has been on the wall for years.”