I keep telling people that the abortion issue won't be that great of an issue for Democrats. Pro-life voters have always been more motivated than pro-choice voters. Overturning Roe won't change the equation that much.
A new CNN poll confirms that:
"[C]omparing the results of the new poll to one conducted immediately before the revelation …
I keep telling people that the abortion issue won't be that great of an issue for Democrats. Pro-life voters have always been more motivated than pro-choice voters. Overturning Roe won't change the equation that much.
A new CNN poll confirms that:
"[C]omparing the results of the new poll to one conducted immediately before the revelation of the draft opinion, the impact on the political landscape heading into the 2022 midterms appears fairly muted.
The share of registered voters who say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this fall rose 6 points between the first survey and the second, but that increase is about even across party lines. Among Democrats, 43% now say they are extremely or very enthusiastic, up 7 points. Among Republicans, it's 56%, up 9 points. And voters who say overturning Roe would make them "happy" are nearly twice as enthusiastic about voting this fall as those who say such a ruling would leave them "angry" (38% extremely enthusiastic among those happy, 20% among those angry)."
People are pointing out that the Rs will overreach. No doubt. But the Ds will no doubt overreach just as much. The political climate will eventually cool and most states will have laws that allow abortion the first three months which is position most Americans hold, but is a contradiction to Roe and its progeny which mandates states allow abortion for (approximately) 6 months.
Immediately before the draft opinion? Why would that be at all meaningful? We all understood this. The question is where it is polling in 2 weeks. Or where it's poling after June/July when they actually release the opinion. Or where it's polling after all the trigger laws trigger - and various states start plodding out their legislation further. I feel a red hot anger. It's not going to go away. Even if I think Biden is once again bungling this. An issue that affects mostly women, the vast majority of which are mothers (yes, look it up). An issue that affects mostly (3/4) of low income people. But we're going to let them have a pass without putting the first African-American woman VP in play? What's going through old Biden's civility first brain exactly? Wake up.
I keep telling people that the abortion issue won't be that great of an issue for Democrats. Pro-life voters have always been more motivated than pro-choice voters. Overturning Roe won't change the equation that much.
A new CNN poll confirms that:
"[C]omparing the results of the new poll to one conducted immediately before the revelation of the draft opinion, the impact on the political landscape heading into the 2022 midterms appears fairly muted.
The share of registered voters who say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this fall rose 6 points between the first survey and the second, but that increase is about even across party lines. Among Democrats, 43% now say they are extremely or very enthusiastic, up 7 points. Among Republicans, it's 56%, up 9 points. And voters who say overturning Roe would make them "happy" are nearly twice as enthusiastic about voting this fall as those who say such a ruling would leave them "angry" (38% extremely enthusiastic among those happy, 20% among those angry)."
People are pointing out that the Rs will overreach. No doubt. But the Ds will no doubt overreach just as much. The political climate will eventually cool and most states will have laws that allow abortion the first three months which is position most Americans hold, but is a contradiction to Roe and its progeny which mandates states allow abortion for (approximately) 6 months.
Immediately before the draft opinion? Why would that be at all meaningful? We all understood this. The question is where it is polling in 2 weeks. Or where it's poling after June/July when they actually release the opinion. Or where it's polling after all the trigger laws trigger - and various states start plodding out their legislation further. I feel a red hot anger. It's not going to go away. Even if I think Biden is once again bungling this. An issue that affects mostly women, the vast majority of which are mothers (yes, look it up). An issue that affects mostly (3/4) of low income people. But we're going to let them have a pass without putting the first African-American woman VP in play? What's going through old Biden's civility first brain exactly? Wake up.