Why are Republicans doubling down on abortion?
In the wake of the 2022 midterms, Republicans, puzzled by their lackluster showings, offered plenty of theories for why the purported "red wave" fell short: It was poor candidate quality! It was Donald Trump's toxic influence on the party! It was establishment hacks who watered down the GOP's true conservative message!
But "the fundamental reason why" Democrats "defied the laws of political gravity" was the successful completion of a decades-long conservative effort to overturn the federal right to abortion under Roe v. Wade, McKenzie Wilson, communications director for Data for Progress, told Time magazine. One exit poll showed that 60 percent of voters said they were unhappy with the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, Politico noted; abortion nearly tied soaring inflation as "the most important issue" for voters.
Rather than acknowledge the broad public opposition to abortion restrictions, Republicans have taken a seemingly counterintuitive lesson and and are leaning into their efforts to curb access to reproductive health care.
What's happening?
In late January, the Republican National Committee passed a party-wide resolution at its winter meeting pushing for conservative lawmakers and advocates to "go on offense" over abortion access, as well as "expose the Democrats' extreme position." The resolution reads, in part:
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