In Arizona, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly aired this week advertisement He criticized Blake Masters, who won Tuesday’s Republican primary, for “dangerous thoughts about abortion.” Similarly, the Senate Majority PAC, a group with ties to the Senate Democratic leadership, began broadcasting. advertisement Emphasizes the Master’s “extreme” abortion views.
Michigan launched a group aligned with the Democratic Governors Association advertisement against Tudor Dixon shortly after winning Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, which featured a clip of her saying she would not support an abortion ban exemption for cases of rape and incest.
That Democrats are choosing to launch their general election campaigns in key states with paid messaging focused entirely on abortion is to play this issue in an otherwise largely unfavorable political environment. It shows what the party considers to be the best means of
Democrats were already convinced that the November election after the Supreme Court would make this issue more prominent and to their advantage. overturned The landmark Roe v. Wade decision in June.
but they became Bolder this week. Kansas voters voted against a bill that would take abortion protection 18 percentage points away from the state constitution. The margins and turnout levels surprised members of both parties.As CNN’s Harry Enten said:more than 900,000 votes were counted for the amendment compared to less than 750,000 for the state’s gubernatorial primary. increased in the near future.
That’s all promising for Democrats, but their challenge going forward is channeling the energy of abortion rights advocates in states like Arizona and Michigan into the election. (Notably, his November ballot in Michigan will likely result in a bill.) to protect abortion rights Incorporated into the state constitution. )
Opinion polls are clear majority Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling objected to abortion stand up public priority list.but the problem is still not exceeded Economy and Inflation Are Top Concerns, Democrats Still Fighting President Joe Biden’s Headwinds low approval rating.
point: At the very least, the abortion issue could help Democrats maximize voter turnout for their base this fall. To avoid the medium-term crash that the president’s party has faced in recent cycles, the Democratic Party needs to become a stronger motivating force for it’s swinging voters as well.
Source: www.cnn.com
