Democrats to focus on abortion prevention

The Hill:

The Senate Democratic leadership says it has found a wedge issue to strengthen the party's position on abortion rights, which top strategists think has become a liability in recent years.

The wedge is legislation expanding access to contraceptives and sex education, which polls show a majority of Americans support but which Democrats are betting will be difficult for social conservatives in the Republican base to accept. [...]

Celinda Lake, a pollster with Lake Snell Perry Mermin and Associates, working for NARAL, has tested voter support for Reid's Prevention First Act.

"It's 3-to-1 in favor of it. Even pro-life voters support it," Lake said. "It has the potential to be both a wedge and a turnout issue post-Alito. It shows how extreme a faction the Republican Party is."