If you checked social media over the weekend, you may have noticed the fact that people have strong opinions about the overturning of Supreme Court Rowe against Wade on Friday morning. Democrats quickly seized the anger and almost immediately began using it to raise funds.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, for example, sent a text to some of his constituents, saying: “I am sending text messages to humbly ask you to contribute to help us pass a constitutional amendment in November that will strengthen the right of access. to abortion in the California Constitution. ”
I saw the text because a liberal friend posted a screenshot with his own comment: “And politicians now want donations. It didn’t take long. ” His comment came with eye-rolling emojis, and that’s how most Americans will respond to Democrats’ efforts to turn abortion into a comprehensive platform in November.
Not that most Americans are not against Roe’s overthrow; in a new CBS poll, only 41% of Americans support the decision, and 59% oppose it. But will this lead to a victory for the Democrats in November? This seems unlikely.
What will Americans vote for? The economy, you fool.
Fox News reported on Friday: “A USA Today / University Suffolk poll published on Friday found that just under 15% of likely voters view abortion as the most important election issue targeting the November midterm elections. The majority of respondents, 62%, said that abortion was an important issue, but not the most important.
The survey found that only 23% of voters consider abortion more important than the economy. For 66%, the economy is most important.
Voting on an issue such as abortion is a luxury that most Americans simply cannot afford at the moment, amid rising prices at the gas station, grocery store and elsewhere.
Understandably, Democrats would prefer to talk about abortion rather than the more sticky economic issues. They see the Supreme Court’s decision as a magic card for “getting out of prison for free”, which provides an opportunity to change the subject.
There is a note of despair in their efforts, there is a good reason. The Associated Press reported some horrific numbers for Democrats on Monday:
“More than 1 million voters in 43 states have joined the Republican Party in the past year, according to voter registration data analyzed by the Associated Press. The unprecedented number reflects a phenomenon that has developed in almost every region of the country – Democratic and Republican states, as well as cities and small towns – in the period since President Joe Biden replaced former President Donald Trump.
Alice Farah Griffin, a CNN commentator and frequent guest host on The View, tweeted her explanation for the move from the Democratic Party:
The answer is simple: the economy. A middle class, almost retired, who is close to me told me that she had recently lost $ 20,000 in her $ 401,000. This matters 10 times more to her immediate life than most guerrilla battles in DC. https://t.co/5j2fcOQmNB
– Alice Fara Griffin 🇺🇸 (@Alyssafarah) June 27, 2022
It is true that there are some Republicans (reportedly even Trump) who are concerned that the Supreme Court ruling will hurt their party in a year in which by-elections are expected to be a Republican hoax.
But Americans are more likely to wonder why abortion is the only thing Democrats seem to be worried about. They will think, “Democrats have all this energy and enthusiasm, but they don’t have it for me or my family’s well-being. They didn’t have it when my children’s school was closed or when my business was closed. But they use it for abortion. “
And the extremist views on abortion held by many mainstream Democrats are evident in their reluctance to discuss their positions. This will not work in favor of the Democrats.
While most Americans would classify themselves as “optional” and support abortion rights in the first trimester, that support declined sharply as the pregnancy progressed. In its latest poll, Gallup reported that 67 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in the first trimester, but that support fell to 36 percent in the second quarter and only 20 percent in the last trimester.
In its report on the mass migration from the Democratic Party, the Associated Press cited progressive “extremism” as the reason. This extremism extends to the party’s growing support for abortion on demand, for whatever reason, at any point in the pregnancy. The AP wrote that Emily Seidel, who leads the Americans for Prosperity, said that “voters in the suburbs are distancing themselves from Democrats, who represent” extreme political positions. ”
November is a long way off, and a lot can change for both Democrats and Republicans between the Supreme Court ruling and when Americans go to the polls. But as it is now, this decision does not seem to be the gift that Democrats believe it is, in terms of elections, ie.
Bethany Mandel is a contributor to Deseret News. She is a mother of five who studies at home and is a widely published writer on politics, culture and Judaism. She is the editor of the series of children’s books “Heroes of Freedom”.
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