Indeed, as the bill's supporters spoke, they displayed large striking drawings of doctors using the procedure to draw out a fetus from the birth canal.
This is the sort of change in attitude that Mr. Jackson's black supporters often speak of.
The President's supporters spoke with a tinge of exhaustion.
The two men and their supporters spoke with hope of returning to this issue in the near future.
Then, a supporter of each campaign speaks on behalf of their candidate.
But many less ardent supporters spoke in more practical terms.
Mr. Taylor let his supporters speak for him as well.
The supporters of the ban, meanwhile, speak in gentle tones about how abortion hurts women.
Mr. Gore's supporters speak of a competitive attitude, too.
The senator's supporters spoke bitterly about the cheap tactics of the Christian conservatives and other elements of the extreme right.