Posted on 09/01/2024 8:45:33 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Attitudes on abortion are deeply entrenched and have motivated voters across the American political landscape for decades. But in a post-Roe world, with abortion access sharply limited or at stake in several states, voters who want to protect abortion rights are increasingly energized.
Although the economy remains the No. 1 issue for voters, a growing share of voters in swing states now say abortion is central to their decision this fall, according to New York Times/Siena College polls earlier this month. This represents an increase since May, when President Joe Biden was still the Democratic presidential nominee. And by a wide margin, more say they trust Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald J. Trump to handle abortion.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly changed his position on the issue, despite appointing Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that found a constitutional right to abortion.
On Thursday, he even suggested that he might support a Florida ballot measure that would expand abortion rights — which he and his campaign quickly tried to walk back. But his shifting stance may reflect hope among Democrats, and concern among Republicans, that backlash to abortion restrictions may drive voters to the polls.
That may be especially the case for women — particularly now that Kamala Harris is at the top of the Democratic ticket.
For women younger than 45, abortion has overtaken the economy as the single most important issue to their vote.
“I think any woman should be able to access an abortion if they need it,” said Audrey Herman, 19, who plans to vote for the first time this year. “It’s the No. 1 reason why I feel so strongly about getting Kamala into the White House.”
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Voter fraud and women will be the reasons why Trump won’t be POTUS again.
NEVER believe anything published in The New York Times. They have an agenda they promote.
I don’t believe this is true. Number one over the economy?
Murdering baby killers. No wonder fewer men are getting married these days. You could wake up with your throat cut. As a matter of fact, I’ve noticed in the news that more women are starting to kill more men. It’s not just the infants they are after.
Killing the helpless.
how do they feel about killing in self defense? As in owning a gun.
Women don't sit around thinking about abortion all day long.
This is covering fire for the ballot factories that are cranking up and cranking out the "votes".
gaslighting
I’ve not met one person that has said abortion is their top issue.
What I do hear...is that inflation, food prices, restaurant prices, gasoline, insurance costs, home affordability, etc. is on everyone’s mind...and #2 is the importing of people that hate America and just want our $.
For some....yes. They're also probably getting taxpayer wealth transfers. Same crowd that wants their student loans to be paid by the taxpayer.
I’m convinced that stuff like this only gets pushed by the media so that when Kamala wins in a landslide and gets 100 million votes everyone can shrug and tell themselves, “Well, they said abortion was a really big issue, so ...”
Just sayin'
Well, “THEY” are pushing as if it is.
If only women voted, there would be only two classes of humans-—slaves and slave masters. Anyone failing to do the bidding of their masters would be shot.
It does seem that re-adjusting the turnout model to include more women is legitimate.
Pretty much.
We have to assume that around 55% of the total voters are women. That's not good news for us.
No they don’t, this us the NYT trying to make people believe it is all about abortion. That is what democrats want you to think. Women know they can still get abortions people.
I am a female and women don’t like being poor and having to try to take care of their homes and families in a rotting economy. They also are afraid of the open borders and are pissed at the resources the left bestow upon illegal invaders.
It is the economy and the borders stupid.
Attention all women! This is The New York Times. Your number one concern is ABORTION. Vote for it.
+ Yes it is!
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