Interesting piece in Sunday’s NYTimes about the Democratic Party fielding and backing a dozen anti-abortion candidates in congressional races, the most anyone can recall. This was a response to the 2004 defeats. Does this signal the start of a sea change? A new openness? Simple tactical, short-end calculation? Will these candidates, should they win, be a leaven, a force, within the party, or window-dressing? Will it pose a challenge to pro-life lobbies, in deciding whether to back these Democrats?