"... this case could backfire on the GOP." Let's hope so!

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Hobby Lobby politics
By Rick Holmes, March 30, 2014

Putting aside the constitutional issues (which won’t be easy for some of us here), and the impact on the Affordable Care Act (another irresistible topic), think about the way hard cases – which often involve extremes – can define the politics of the moment once people choose sides. 

Hobby Lobby puts contraception at the center of contention. In the broadest, and most emotional terms, the conservatives want birth control to be less freely available, while the liberals want it to be more available.

People have been genuinely split over abortion since Roe v. Wade, and polls show the numbers haven’t changed much.  But on birth control, a lot more people are in favor of a woman’s choice on birth control than favor restrictions imposed by government – or employers. 

Who feels most strongly about access to birth control? Women – especially single women of child-bearing age – and young people who tend to be sexually active and economically insecure.  Those are two of the demographic groups that heavily favor Democrats.  If they decided the cheerleaders for Hobby Lobby are a threat to their personal lives, this case could backfire on the GOP. 
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