On Tuesday, in a safely blue district outside Chicago, some Democrats hope to oust one of the party’s few remaining pro-life congressmen. Officially the primary pits Rep. Dan Lipinski against progressive upstart Marie Newman. But it is also part of a larger contest between Hillary Clinton’s and Nancy Pelosi’s competing visions for the path to a Democratic resurgence. Since her defeat to Donald Trump in 2016, Mrs. Clinton has declared abortion rights “sacrosanct” and a litmus test for Democrats. But Mrs. Pelosi, herself pro-choice,...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 19, 2018 22:07 UTC