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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,111 posts)
Sat May 26, 2018, 09:12 PM May 2018

Abortion wars flare for midterm election campaign

Trump and anti-abortion activists this week touted recent actions restricting abortion as helping to galvanize Republican voters for the midterm elections.

But Democrats see it the other way around, arguing Trump’s actions to defund Planned Parenthood and roll back ObamaCare’s contraception mandate are going to hurt, not help, Republican candidates on the ballot in November.

Both sides believe they have the upper hand, making the election a litmus test for public opinion that could shape the messaging of both parties heading into the 2020 presidential election.

“This is just going to encourage women across the country — not just Democrats, but Republicans and independents — to come out and support pro-choice candidates who are going to stand up to these unconstitutional attacks on our health care,” said Alexandra De Luca, press secretary for EMILY’s List, a group that supports pro-abortion rights women running for office.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/389464-abortion-wars-flare-for-midterm-election-campaign?rnd=1527371078

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Abortion wars flare for midterm election campaign (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 OP
That's the biggest freaking carrot in all eternity Roland99 May 2018 #1
And Republicans now control all three branches of government. Dave Starsky May 2018 #3
Perennial GOTV carrot. And the planned parenthood attacks ad nauseum Roland99 May 2018 #6
Perhaps the Irish vote to legalize abortion BigmanPigman May 2018 #2
Maybe, underlying all the abortion noise and screaming from the religious right notdarkyet May 2018 #4
I hope so! BigmanPigman May 2018 #5

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
3. And Republicans now control all three branches of government.
Sat May 26, 2018, 09:26 PM
May 2018

And they haven't done jack shit except talk about it.

Shows you what it really means to them.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
2. Perhaps the Irish vote to legalize abortion
Sat May 26, 2018, 09:23 PM
May 2018

will give a few anti abortion, but pro Dem in other issues, voters the leeway to vote for a Dem finally. I know one who didn't vote for the moron but didn't vote for Hillary because she is an Irish Catholic woman. She is mostly with the Dems on issues but the abortion thing is a deciding factor. Now that it is OK to be pro abortion in her "Irish Eyes" she may vote for a Dem now.

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)
4. Maybe, underlying all the abortion noise and screaming from the religious right
Sat May 26, 2018, 09:48 PM
May 2018

Maybe, women are tired of being told what they can and should do with their reproductive lives. Maybe, women want counseling about planning about when they have children. Maybe, women want BC available without someone’s religious right nurse or dr denying it to them. Maybe women just want the rights we thought we had. And maybe, there are more of us than. Anyone knows. Could be Irish women just rang a bellweather .

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
5. I hope so!
Sat May 26, 2018, 09:51 PM
May 2018

Let's get with the times 2018...after all we ARE the majority (51% of the US population). Isn't it about time to say that we have rights too? When will we stop letting others tell is what we can and can't do (especially religious and political men)?

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