Matt Lauer: Does P. Parenthood Shooting Take Issue ‘Off the Table’ for GOP?

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LAUER: "Does the attack take the issue of Planned Parenthood off the table for Republican candidates who don’t want to be seen or don’t want to risk taking advantage of a tragedy or being on the wrong side of a tragedy?”
HALPERIN: "It certainly makes it harder to talk about it in political terms. But look, Planned Parenthood, gun violence, ISIS, there’s so many big serious issues in a presidential campaign that’s been like a circus. Now we have to see how candidates finesse talking about serious things, even in the context of this race.”