Posted on 05/04/2022 7:12:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
In the wake of the news that the Supreme Court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democratic politicians and strategists are seeking to turn abortion into the new dominant issue of November’s midterm elections.
Axios reports that strategists hope to target swing states with contested seats for governor and the U.S. Senate, particularly states where abortion could be outlawed if Roe is ultimately overturned. One anonymous strategist pointed to the finality of the leaked draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, which determines that both Roe, originally decided in 1973, as well as the follow-up case Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992, must be completely overturned so that the question of abortion can be decided on a state-by-state basis.
“If this was more nuanced, it might be harder to operationalize, but they came in with a sledgehammer,” said the strategist. “That makes it a lot easier. Cycle after cycle, it hasn’t broken through because people think Roe wouldn’t be overturned. This is something that has a real opportunity to break through.”
However, the more niche issue of abortion might only serve to generate greater enthusiasm and participation among voters who were already likely to vote for Democrats this fall, including young, college-educated women. The same issue most likely will not sway the turnout or final decisions of working-class voters, men, and Hispanics, all of which are key voting blocs that the Democrats have been struggling with in recent years.
We have a real deficit in terms of energy on our side,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster. “Our base is less energized than their base, and now young voters and independent women are going to be energized.”
Prior to the leaking of the draft opinion, the dominant issues of the midterm campaign appeared to be mostly economic, primarily regarding inflation and the abysmal economic reports from last quarter, which saw the American GDP fall by 1.4 percent. But with the November elections still six months away, it is possible that this issue will also largely fade from public memory by the time Election Day arrives.
On Monday night, in an unprecedented breach of security and confidentiality at the Supreme Court, the draft opinion was leaked to Politico by someone inside the high court. The opinion, which appears to reflect the opinion of five justices, would see Roe completely overturned after 49 years. Although the Supreme Court confirmed the draft’s authenticity, the statement claimed that no decision is final until the official announcement in June.
The draft seems to suggest that Justices Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett will vote to overturn Roe, while Justices Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor will dissent; the vote of Chief Justice John Roberts remains unknown. Oral arguments in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, were heard in December, and the vote among the justices was reportedly held in February.
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About Eric Lendrum
Eric Lendrum graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Secretary of the College Republicans and the founding chairman of the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter. He has interned for Young America’s Foundation, the Heritage Foundation, and the White House, and has worked for numerous campaigns including the 2018 re-election of Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22). He is currently a co-host of The Right Take podcast.
The Supreme Court leak will undoubtedly stir up the leftist hornet’s nest but it will also stir up our side. I think the Dems are counting on cheating and more actual votes than usual to try and win the Mid-Terms. I don’t think it will work.
Killing babies as a political weapon. How ‘bout dem RATS.
I would 100% urge the Democrats to make Abortion an isuse for the midterms, bring it on, if Republicans can’t defend a prolife stance they deserve to lose.
IMO, the Democrats are on the wrong side of this issue, especially when they go way over the top with their claims, in the end it will turn off mainstream voters.
Obtaining a political “cause”, to divert from all the Dim disasters, was 100% the aim and purpose of the leak.
I even have some belief that the leaker gave advance notice of their actions to some prominent Dims, who passed that advanced notice to those in their fundraising networks - as in “keep it to yourselves but get ready for action”.
Agreed.
The Dems are showing their true colors more and more and normal, decent and good people do not like what they’re seeing.
Hopefully the great numbers of our votes overwhelm them.
Supreme Court justices are not elected.
One word,"Mistake!".
It only fires up the very people who are always fired up.
Cheating is what they have got, not ideas or philosophies that actually attract interest or support,
Except for gibbiedats.
Abortion is the least issue to be concerned about with all the problems the democrats have caused all they know what to do is cater to the odd tribes in life.
That's ALL they do....................
If the Alito draft holds up and becomes the final opinion, there will be a plethora of state by state ballot initiatives to secure abortion legality. If the rats are counting on this to surge the vote, I think they will be disappointed. But we shall see.
No, but those who APPROVE them are..................
The opinion was probably written months ago.
The Left had a ‘heads up call’ from then.
That’s why the protesters all showed up with preprinted signs at midnight..........
If the economy fails, it doesn't matter. If we are about to go to war, it doesn't matter. If crime in the cities are sky high, it doesn't matter. If homosexuals are about to rape angels from God, it doesn't matter. If fire is about to be rained down from heaven, it doesn't matter. ALL that matter to those folks is being able to do whatever Godless sexual activity they wish to do.
Aborted babies, where would Democrats be today without dead babies, the gift that keeps on giving.
Let’s see how many different things to do to your own body are illegal.
1. Can’t get pain meds, doctors say it’s illegal to prescribe.
2 Can’t smoke crack
3. Can’t cut your self or cause harm
4. How many Covid meds can’t you take or get prescription.
5. Can’t talk to anyone about conversion therapy.
6, can’t smoke menthol cigarettes soon.
7. Can’t smoke pot is some states. Waiting for the courts to justify nationwide pot smoking rights based on the 14th amendment. Just like gay marriage.
It's all about the economy...and even Dems know that Brandon has screwed everything up...and he was malicious about it....and has screwed up the border.
Respectfully disagree. That USED to be the case, but now all that matters to the die-hard, radical, willing-to-kill you Democrats is the right to be sexually perverse. NOTHING else matters to them.
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