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Yes, but not to an extreme extent. Chiefly, I won't vote for someone running on a "revoke Roe v. Wade" platform. Not because it's particularly good black-letter law, but because it's old, integrated, and precedent. Outside of that, I recognize the state interest in regulation under certain circumstances so I try not to get caught up in the hoopla. In the end, I don't believe choice is going away, it's more just a social issue rallying cry that, I feel, honestly detracts from real issues. Similar to the death penalty, it's a passionate headline grabber that one can draw clear party lines down so it's easy to galvanize the base with, but ultimately the status quo will only ever change in degrees. Hell, let's face it, if either ever went away that would be one less clear issue for politicians to win on.
Of course, I don't mean to down play the very real importance of either of the aforementioned issues. I am very passionate about both, but when it comes to elections I'm a political realist whereas I am much more of an ideologue on legislation.
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"The courts that first rode the warhorse of virtual representation into battle on the res judicata front invested their steed with near-magical properties." ~27 F.3d 751
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