Not long ago Democrats were generally patriotic Americans who just wanted different things than we wanted, but who would generally do the right thing. I am not sure this is still true.
I worked nine years in a mine in a small town in Idaho, and almost all the men with whom I worked were Democrats. We often disagreed on many philosophical points, but they were all solid family men, who worked hard, and took good care of their families.
I have concluded that these were the real Democrats, and that they have been lost in the common narrative. Today, some Democrat leaders have gone out of their way to make America weaker, not stronger.
Most of the things Democrats support today make little sense to anyone. Even groups of Democrat economists support programs that are obviously not good.
We are told that some Democrats support abortion right up to the time of delivery, and some even support killing the child after he is born. This was not true for traditional Democrats.
A child is conceived and then daily becomes more complex and grows. There is no change that takes place until birth. Sure, there are milestones that are noted by those who study the unborn, and those milestones are important, such as when there is a detectable heartbeat. However, most things happen gradually and there is no clear minute that any of that can be said to have happened: Up until birth. That is the only clear change: Birth.
Our Constitution at both Amendment V and XIV protects the life and liberty of every American person. A person is a human being. And, a person does not become a person at birth. Personal DNA proves that a person is a person at conception; nothing changes.