Rethugs just handed the Democrats the midterms

[Beachnutt]

Women will VOTE in droves.

[USALiberal]

1. Why did these women not vote dem before??

[Cobalt Violet]

3. They believed the lies that it was settled law?

Not sure I believe they will vote in droves though.

[katmondoo]

4. I believe women felt Roe would not be overturned.

[Samrob]

5. Maybe they thought they didn't need to?

Gun reform is over, Roe is over. What do the RW evangelicals have left to fight against? They can all stay home now.

Oh, wait...the IMMIGRANTS, the WIDOWS, the POOR, the "GAYS", the BLACKS, the JEWS, the HANDICAPPED, the MUSLIMS, the DEMOCRATS!

[Bettie]

2. That's what I think too

I certainly hope so...

[betsuni]

6. I doubt it.

They'll blame Democrats.

[Torchlight]

7. I'm leaning hard in that same direction

The recent court decisions will be a big factor for a lot of people this November. A clarion call to all people of good will.

I'd never suggest appropriating the idiocy of the right wing, but if ever a time was ripe to reuse their little temper tantrums of "legislating from the bench!|" "judicial activism!" this seems that time.

[BlueIdaho]

8. Let's Hope So.

How anyone could vote for a group that wants to take away their rights is beyond me.

[In It to Win It]

9. I'm not that confident unfortunately.

I think inflation and the economy still takes the top spot in one's list of concerns.

[edhopper]

30. This

gas prices will trump Roe. And we know which story the media will push.

[RussBLib]

49. do we?

Let's see some women dying in alleyways or doctors offices due to a malignant, malformed fetus. And no abortion was available. I think that would trump someone paying a few extra dollars for gas.

[llmart]

51. I don't agree.

Children slaughtered and decapitated in their school rooms didn't do it, then no access to abortion won't either.

Never underestimate the ability of Americans to put money before anything else.

[edhopper]

56. Like dead children?

Or trying to overthrow the Government?
It won't move enough people.

[RussBLib]

59. I wish you would take your incessant negativity

...and shove it. You have a choice to be negative, positive or say nothing. I understand the frustration, but if I may ask, please keep it to yourself. It's so tiresome.

[edhopper]

63. No I will not

I will say whatever the fuck I want to say and if I see the country going to shit, I will say so.

Ignore me, get mad at me, or tell me to smoke a joint, I don't care.

You can take your sensitive feelings and do the same.

Telling me to STFU is what has become tiresome.

[RussBLib]

64. have I been telling you to STFU besides today?

No. From you today, though, every post I see, boo hiss boo hiss. It's all fucked. Why bother?

You seem to blame the US people for things the Republicans are doing. Over 80% of this country wants some gun control, and so do Dems, but it's the GOP that keeps blocking it. But you are blaming the American people for things that the GOP is doing. It is wrong and annoying. I see it all the time.

Go ahead, spout all the negativity you want. You seem to get off on it.

Are you going to do anything to help reverse this stupid SCOTUS decision? Just sit there and moan and groan about how stupid people are? Do you think that is helpful? Do you care to be helpful?

Look, I'm sorry I jumped your shit, but I see so much of this on this board, sometimes I lash out at it.

[edhopper]

68. And yet

They voted for more Republican Senators and Congresspeople and Governors and State legislators in 2020. And it's too close to call this year. Too many don't vote on the issues that really affect them.

I don't see any way to reverse this SCOTUS decision for many, many years.

[brooklynite]

67. That won't happen between now and November.

[mathematic]

66. The media is not manufacturing any of these stories.

Is there any issue that can't be viewed through the lens of paranoia?

[LymphocyteLover]

60. The economy may be less of a concern in November and women will be very motivated voters

[edhopper]

69. We can only hope

But I doubt things will turn around that soon. And don't underestimate the media to keep pushing the GOP narrative.

[LymphocyteLover]

70. Yes...

[beaglelover]

71. Agree completely. People will vote with their purse and wallet.

[Brenda]

10. Maybe

And it's not just women but a lot of men might be thinking twice about that too.

This is a sad fucking day! No longer land of the free for women who cannot control their own bodies!

[Beachnutt]

16. A lot of New dads strapped with hospital bills

and child support that were just playing in the backseat...

[Brenda]

21. And men with mistresses

The hypocritical Repubs who call abortion murder while they're paying for them in secret.

[Johnny2X2X]

12. Here in Michigan

Whitmer is the only thing standing between the women of our state and Gideon, the state is so jerrymandered that with a Republican Governor, they could enslave women in a split second.

VOTE!

[roamer65]

28. Not with the fairer redistricting.

Yet again, the votes I cast in 2018 were the most important of my lifetime.

1. Whitmer for governor.
2. Independent redistricting commission.
3. Recreational MJ in MI.

[Johnny2X2X]

32. Even fairer districts still skew right

The Dems are unlikely to take the State House, and the State Senate is a long shot. And in Michigan, there is no fillabuster, so a simple majority passes law that a governor can sign. Without Whitmer, the loons in the state Congress would pass a law making all abortions illegal in a millisecond.

[roamer65]

35. We have the MI Supreme Court.

4-3

[Johnny2X2X]

37. Whitmer is all that is standing in the way

The legislature can pass laws, the Michigan Supreme Court can't rule them all against the state constitution.

Vote Dem! Now is the time we take back the states.

[Hav]

13. Could just as well go the other way

Repubs targetted abortion rights for decades to get people to the polls and they finally delivered. This is a major success for them. Now they need to win elections to defend the current standard.

[Boomerproud]

44. That's my feeling too.

Donnie and the gang delivered.

[tishaLA]

14. Oh good! I'll get my pom poms!

Sorry, but I'm not inclined to see women losing a basic human right as a plus or minus for any party. It's abhorrent.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Many women would go against their own best interests

Some women would give up the right to vote in order to elect Trump

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-backers-tweet-repealthe19th-1476299001-htmlstory.html

Oct. 12, 2016, 12:15 p.m.

Trump backers tweet #repealthe19th after polls show he'd win if only men voted

As polls show that Donald Trump would overwhelmingly win if only men were allowed to vote, the GOP nominee's supporters have spawned a new Twitter hashtag: #repealthe19th.

That’s a reference to the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

[MineralMan]

17. Yes, but only if we turn out massively.

Let's do that, please.

[edhopper]

31. Midterms

there is always lower turn out, Unfortunately.

[MineralMan]

43. That does not have to be the case.

I say we change that this year. What do you say?

GOTV!

[edhopper]

45. We can try

but I have lost my faith in the American voter. And I see a GOP who will do enough to steal the election. And get away with it.

[MineralMan]

46. All the more reason to work to get out the vote on our side.

Giving up is not an option, I think.

[edhopper]

55. Not giving up

but I expect the worse.

[JI7]

18. No they didn't . If they cared this much about this issue they would have voted on droves

in previous elections. It might help with some, maybe more in terms of people donating to campaigns .

But many people will still vote on things like gas prices .

[betsuni]

24. +1

[Treefrog]

40. I'm afraid you're right.

[uponit7771]

73. NO DOUBT people thought RvW was safe based on SCJ confirmation lies

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. If we were in a better economic environment it would.

Inflation is going to kill us. It doesn't matter that it's a global phenomenon .

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. Mmm...women already do. They have higher turnout than men.

[Goodheart]

22. Sadly, I don't think enough people pay attention.

[JI7]

26. It's not just about paying attention though. The fact is many people in this country don't care

about these issues as much as some others. For example the might be pro choice but they wont vote on it. If asked they would not oppose abortion but they will still vote for anti choice candidates because the issue important to them is something like crime , or opposing immigration , or opposing environmental regulation or any number of issues.

[edhopper]

33. Exactly

The GOP will make them afraid of some bullshit, and the media will play along.

[JI7]

39. Yup, usually something having to do with fearing minorities .

[sarisataka]

23. I take a different view

[Treefrog]

41. This. Yeppers.

[Politicub]

25. We are the subjects of six Supreme Court judges now.

They have asserted their dominion over women's bodies. Gay people are next.

What would stop them from overturning an election? They already flexed their power to stop a recount in Bush v. Gore.

This is a terrifying time. Everything is at stake, and yet the outcome is left in the hands of the people who will use their power as a king would.

They are religious zealots who believe themselves to be divinely inspired.

Welcome to the reign of religious terror.

[inthewind21]

27. No they won't

I wish I had a dollar for all the times I heard "That's it, women will vote in droves".

[edhopper]

29. I wish I had your faith

I think too many voters can't add 2+2.

[BlueTsunami2018]

34. I doubt it.

This country is determined to murder itself.

[Wounded Bear]

36. I hope so, but there are literally millions of repub women who support this...

[mopinko]

38. this wont go down well w the soccer moms.

they have been the swing vote since 2000.
after 9/11, the voted for w.
in 08, they voted their hopes.
in 12, they were frustrated, but they voted for healthcare.
in 16, they were back to their fears.
in 20, they were disgusted.

it's about their kids safety w them. they have daughters.
they'll be with us.

[JI7]

42. There are no soccer moms. If this issue was that important to them they would

not be swing voters. They would be part of the base.

[RussBLib]

47. just don't take that for granted

It's going to be up to local Dem candidates to press the issue. And we have to press the issue as citizens.

Your country needs you now. Women need you now.

[Beachnutt]

48. Totally agree,

the fight is on.

[greenjar_01]

50. Wishful thinking

[helpisontheway]

52. I don't think so. People will vote based on pocketbook issues

They are pissed about inflation,the price of gas and possible recession. They blame Biden and that will hurt us in midterms. It is not his fault but they blame him.

[RussBLib]

53. I understand the negativity

...but I also want to say, just drop it. It's not needed right now. All it does is depress people.

This is not the time to be Eyeore.

[RobinA]

54. This Day Has Been Coming

for decades. Anybody that interested has been voting all along. Midterms may tip to us due to this, but I don't expect any big changes.

[LymphocyteLover]

57. I'm thinking so too--hope I'm not being optimistic

[LexVegas]

58. This is complete wishful thinking. Fantasy. nt

[LymphocyteLover]

61. not to mention the J6 hearings and the ongoing criminality of the GOP

[radicalleft]

62. No they didn't...it helps them

This will embolden the xtian right to take over the legislatures completely to once and for all make abortion illegal nationwide.

[Deminpenn]

65. Agree completely

I'm going to use the Dover PA School Board as an example. These off-year, local elections usually have light turnout. Because of that creationists were able to take majority control of the board and institute creationist-centered science curriculum. That went to court where a federal judge ruled for the plantiffs who objected to the creationist curriculum. Once the voters woke up, at the next election, all the creationists on the school board were voted out and another resigned.

Now that Americans, particularly women have been awakened, I think they will vote with a vengence in November.

[allegorical oracle]

72. From your typing fingers to dog's ear... nt