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We have all been told by the mainstream media what "happened" in the American election in November - namely that anti-life/anti-family Democrats gained control of the U.S. Congress.

But, what was not publicized was the fact that pro-life/pro-family candidates had an advantage over other candidates in that election.

Pro-abortion political action groups such as the feminist "Emily's List" had $30 million to spend to get out their vote and it ran splashy ads, as did other U.S. pro-abortion organizations.

The National Right to Life political action group, on the other hand, had much less money to work with, but despite this, over one-fifth of the electorate (22%) heard or saw their pro-life message according to a national poll.

But what was really significant was that a whopping 36% of the total sample said that the abortion issue influenced their vote. Almost exactly two-thirds of that figure (23%) voted for candidates opposing abortion, as compared to only 13% who voted for candidates favouring abortion. The pro-life advantage saved a number of candidates. Other issues, the importance of which overrode or neutralized the advantage enjoyed on the abortion issue by the pro-life candidate, felled those who lost. "Emily's List" and the National Right to Life Political Action Committee went head-to-head in 18 contests, and the National Right to Life prevailed in 14 of the 18 contests or won 78% of the contests.

Moreover, some of the newly elected and younger Democrats are deeply pro-family/pro-life and will not be obediently following orders from the older left-wing pro-abortion elites who now run that party and Congress. Internal wars among the Democrats over policy and strategy are expected.

The November U.S. election reflects the cultural change that is gradually developing in the U.S. on the abortion issue. This augers well for the next U.S. presidential election to be held in 2008.

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