How Trump and abortion became losing issues for the GOP
The historic underperformance of extreme, anti-choice Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump in the 2022 midterms should have been a wake-up call for the Republican Party. Yet, two major developments suggest that the GOP is ignoring these warnings at its own peril and is inching closer to becoming a marginal party that only appeals to its most extreme, far-right faction.
First and foremost, Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be indicted, which produced an all-too-familiar political response: The GOP base rallied around him, and most elected Republicans followed suit. Faced with yet another opportunity to break from Trump, who has had a corrosive influence on the party and the country, Republican officials chose to embrace him and echo his divisive rhetoric.
Second, in the hotly-contested Wisconsin state Supreme Court race, where abortion access emerged as the top campaign issue, conservatives faced a crushing 11 point defeat, and control of the court flipped to liberals for the first time in 15 years. Both Democrats and Republicans invested heavily in the high-stakes race, and overall spending shattered national records.
Ultimately, the Republican Party is doing itself a great disservice by doubling down on Trump’s toxic, extreme brand of politics instead of breaking from the former president and pivoting to a more moderate social agenda.
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