It might push the single issue folks who are concerned they might actually have to use contraception for their wild, irresponsible boughts of drunken sex instead of having an abortion afterwards (isn’t contraception a lot cheaper to boot?) into voting D (sic), but, is it enough? Seriously, the number of ads from Democrats about the “right to choose” and “control our bodies” (except of course when the Biden-Harris admin makes them wear masks and take an unproven “vaccine” to keep their jobs) has been absurd
As Election Day Nears, Democrats Test Just How Powerful Abortion Really Is
With Election Day closing in, there are signs that a small but crucial segment of voters may back both abortion rights and Republican candidates, a dynamic that could hurt Vice President Kamala Harris in swing states and other Democratic candidates in pivotal races.
Ten states have abortion rights measures on the ballot this year, and Democratic activists express confidence that most will pass, just as every similar state measure has won approval since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
But they remain less certain about how many of these newly engaged abortion rights voters will then support Democratic candidates.
“The central question is, how much does abortion persuade people to vote for Democrats?” said Angela Kuefler, a Democratic strategist working on several abortion rights measures. “The issue itself is still of utmost importance to people. It is still a big driver when it comes to their vote decision. The question is just the ceiling.”
Hmm, it might have been a bad idea politically to put those measures on the ballot this year, giving people a chance to vote for them while checking the box for Trump and other Republicans who will do a much better job on the economy and other issues.
In Arizona and Nevada, the presidential race is tight, but measures enshrining abortion rights in state constitutions are expected to cruise to victory. In Montana, Democrats are struggling to hold a Senate seat but expect to pass a similar abortion rights referendum. And in Missouri, voters appear ready to back an abortion rights measure while also re-electing Senator Josh Hawley, one of the strongest opponents of abortion rights in Congress.
Oops?
There is little question that abortion rights remains one of the strongest election issues for Democrats. A series of polls have shown more voters prefer Ms. Harris on the issue over Mr. Trump, helping drive a gender gap that is defining the race.
But for a small yet potentially decisive percentage of voters, supporting abortion rights does not lead to checking the box for Ms. Harris.
About 12 percent of voters said they would vote for both Mr. Trump and an abortion-rights referendum, according to New York Times/Siena College surveys in Arizona and Florida. While the polls found that a slight majority of these voters trust Mr. Trump to handle the issue of abortion rights more than Ms. Harris, most of them also do not rank the issue as a top priority.
Really, despite all the talk by politicians, the news, celebrities, in commercials, how many voters actually care that much about abortion as a top issue? It certainly ranks higher than ‘climate change’, but, when the rubber hits the road people are thinking about their wallets and not getting into World War III.
And that one of the people running for POTUS speaks like she’s in a Monty Python sketch
KAMALA: "We will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements, that we will convene to work together. We will work together."
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— Cillian (@CilComLFC) October 24, 2024
