Unbowed Pro-Lifers Look to the Future.(National Right to Life Political Action Committee)

As Dr. David N. O'Steen's article on page one explains in detail, while the results of the November 7 elections were very disappointing, it is equally true that because of the great work of pro-lifers, many candidates who otherwise would have lost were saved. It is always better to light a candle than curse the darkness, and this article will illuminate some of the great results made possible thanks to your untiring efforts.

The National Right to Life Political Action Committee (NRL PAC) was actively involved in 87 races nationwide. In spite of larger forces that imperiled pro-life candidates, NRL PAC won 53% of these contests.

But closer analysis reveals just how well NRL PAC did when it went "head-to-head" in races against 18 EMILY's List candidates running for the U.S. House. EMILY's List is a pro-abortion political action committee which only backs candidates who support abortion on demand, partial-birth abortion, and tax funding of abortion. (See the June 2006 NRL News.)

EMILY's List had an incredible amount of money. As of October 18, EMILY's List had already raised more than $30 million for the 2006 election effort. Despite EMILY's List's ability to raise massive amounts of money, National Right to Life Political Action Committee won 14 of 18 of the races against EMILY's List candidates.

National Right to Life polling indicates that among those voters who consider abortion when voting, the pro-life candidate realizes approximately a two to one pro-life advantage. (See related article on page one.)

The pro-life advantage made the difference in at least 15 close U.S. House races in which the pro-life candidate won by less than three percentage points. The pro-life advantage was abundantly evident in Tennessee's tight U.S. Senate race which featured pro-life Bob Corker (R) against pro-abortion Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D).

The pro-life movement suffered the loss of five pro-life leaders in the U.S. Senate: Senators Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania), Mike DeWine (Ohio), Jim Talent (Missouri), George Allen (Virginia), and Conrad Burns (Montana).