Would any other party moderates like to tell us once again how it’s pro-life and anti-gay marriage stances that are holding us back from winning elections? Not only are a majority of Americans opposed to recognizing gay marriage, but a majority now describe themselves as being pro-life.

With the first pro-choice president in eight years already making changes to the nation’s policies on funding abortion overseas, expressing his support for the Freedom of Choice Act, and moving toward rescinding federal job protections for medical workers who refuse to participate in abortion procedures, Americans — and, in particular, Republicans — seem to be taking a step back from the pro-choice position. However, the retreat is evident among political moderates as well as conservatives.

It is possible that, through his abortion policies, Obama has pushed the public’s understanding of what it means to be “pro-choice” slightly to the left, politically. While Democrats may support that, as they generally support everything Obama is doing as president, it may be driving others in the opposite direction.

In other words, the radical left-wing agenda on abortion is pushing independents and Republicans more to the area of being pro-life, changing their perception of what it means to be pro-choice.

The demographic break-down on the issue is quite interesting, actually. While men still tend to be more pro-life than pro-choice (54-39%), the majority of women are now pro-life as well (49-44%). The majority of women were pro-choice just last year. Things change quickly.

More (hang in there): Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Newsbusters.org, Conservatives4Palin, Powerline, Sister Toldjah, The Foundry, RightWing News, GOP 12, AmSpec Blog.