If you tell me that as a matter of prudence and smart political strategy a Republican candidate should not call for a federal ban on abortion, I can buy that.
But what we are actually seeing from many Republicans right now goes far beyond that. They are running to the Left, openly opposing even statewide pro-life laws, and preemptively surrendering the argument out of fear.
This is what Republicans have been doing for decades, by the way, and it has never paid off. You can't win pro-abortion votes by being mildly pro-abortion. Those voters will always go with the Democrat anyway.
You have no choice but to buck up, grow a spine, and actually make the pro-life case. Go on offense. Stand your ground. The pro-life case is incredibly compelling, but you have to make it. You cannot win an argument you refuse to have.