Democrats are looking to repeat what abortion politics did for them in the 2022 midterms by appealing to a large swath of voters who think overturning Roe v. Wade went too far.
President Biden’s party achieved better-than-expected results in the midterms in large part because voters came out to elect Democrats to restore federal reproductive rights. They hope it’s still an issue that’s top of mind for voters.
“Democrats will keep it as a core part of their messaging heading into the fall because it’s such a clear contrast to the Republican position, which is out of step with where the American people are on this issue,” said Democratic communications strategist Katie Grant Drew.
Should be easier to sustain than I originally thought. More tragic stories continue to get pushed to the national spotlight every month it seems. I was worried people would lose energy over this but thankfully that hasn’t been the case.
The best part is Republicans are still doubling-down on the pro-life message with Johnson even being at the pro-life rally the other day.
Yes, and let’s not use their double speak of calling it pro-life when it’s clearly forced-birth.
Cool, legislate it if you win. Cause if you don’t, people won’t vote for you again
You say that like we have an alternative
Cool, but if you just let them hold you hostage with it… people will keep dying because of it. Until Rs win the trifecta and doom everyone to their cruelty.
This is why I’m learning first aid and agriculture. We’re fucked either way but at least with Biden I have enough time to learn how to feed myself after the collapse.
The alternative would be not voting at all, which is what has usually given Republicans victories in the past
No, the alternative I’m looking for is a voting system that lets me not vote for the Democrats without getting Republicans instead.
That would be neat, but in the context of the conversation not voting is the short-term alternative that we’d see people take.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
President Biden’s party achieved better-than-expected results in the midterms in large part because voters came out to elect Democrats to restore federal reproductive rights.
Biden and Vice President Harris are holding a campaign rally Tuesday in Virginia, a pivotal state for Democrats in 2024, to mark the anniversary of Roe.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) marked the Roe anniversary by talking about the “gut-wrenching stories” of “anti-choice attacks on reproductive freedoms” during a Senate hearing this week.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who is joining Harris on Monday for the rally, is messaging on keeping the Democratic majority in the upper chamber to avoid a national abortion ban.
Democrats are also focused on highlighting the laws that passed in several red states, like the Idaho near-total abortion ban the Supreme Court allowed to go into effect earlier this month.
And, they’re hoping that gamble will work following the many stories that have come out about the impacts of overturning Roe since the 2022 midterms — when fears that situations like this would arise led women to the polls.
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“Vote for us on an issue we’ve consistently claimed we can’t do anything about.” -Democrats
