1.0 link 119420 <![CDATA[McCain VP Candidate Ridge: Republicans Would Accept Pro-Choice VP (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/17/mccain-vp-candidate-rudge_n_119420.html Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights.

But, he said, whomever John McCain picks as a running mate should defer to McCain on the issue.

McCain opposes abortion rights, but he riled some conservatives last week when he suggested his running mate could -- like Ridge -- support abortion rights.

"What he was saying to the rest of the world is that we need to accept both points of view,"...

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