Kellyanne Conway tells Republicans to talk about abortion—but not this week

Former Trump campaign manager, White House adviser, and “alternative facts” aficionado Kellyanne Conway spoke at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night to tell the delegates what a terrific feminist Donald Trump is.

Conway didn’t use the “F word” during her speech, of course. She just talked about how swell a guy he is for hiring women sometimes.

She also did not mention abortion, which historically is one of her favorite topics. In fact, abortion hasn’t received much attention at all during the RNC. No one has mentioned yet how the Republican-controlled Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an decadeslong plan that used to get plenty of attention at conventions past. 

Back in February, Conway was urging Republicans to “own” their draconian abortion stances.

“Instead of being ostriches and pretending with their head in the sand, they should be peacocks and say, ‘Look, this is what it means to be pro-life in 2024. This is what it means to be pro-choice in 2024,” she said at the time. “And instead of hiding, own it and message it.”

But apparently she’s finally read the polling that shows what a losing message that actually is for Republicans. And so, it seems, have all the other Republicans who are avoiding the subject.  

“In 2024, there should be no more hidden undercover Trump voters. It's time to put that flag on your front porch, that red hat on your head,” Conway told the RNC audience Wednesday night. “Because we don't cave and we don't cower. And we do not capitulate. Instead, we get up. We show up. We stand up and we speak up.”

Except when it comes to speaking up about how your policies affect Americans?

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