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AdamGG

(1,897 posts) Tue May 3, 2022, 02:57 PM May 2022

Will the SCOTUS Abortion Decision Help Democrats in the Midterms? [View all]

As disturbing and regressive as it is, this decision seemed like an inevitability since Trump was able to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg. But, abortion has been a major hot button issue for decades, where national public opinion is consistently 65% or more pro-choice.

Do you think that this decision could be a rallying point that shifts the trajectory of where things seemed to have been heading for the midterms that boosts turnout of Democrats and independents and helps to shift the results of the midterms more in Democrats' favor?

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Will the SCOTUS Abortion Decision Help Democrats in the Midterms? [View all] AdamGG May 2022 OP

Depends on turnout of younger woman TheRealNorth May 2022 #1

Men must stop viewing it as a "women's issue." It affects younger men, and other spooky3 May 2022 #3

Well, that would be nice TheRealNorth May 2022 #7

Wow. What an odd reply. Ask men if they care spooky3 May 2022 #8

People seem unable to seperate gender/sex from these issues i.e. shared concerns/problems BradAllison May 2022 #10

Having once been a 20 year-old man.... TheRealNorth May 2022 #14

Here's another perspective on the opinions of 20 year old men spooky3 May 2022 #15

it isn't just abortion CrackityJones75 May 2022 #12

I'm a man and I once voted in a Republican primary on this issue alone AdamGG May 2022 #13

I don't know - JustAnotherGen May 2022 #2

I think it helps us. The GOP doesn't have a deep, non-voting bench. We do. This will juice the game. bucolic_frolic May 2022 #4

It depends on turnout and how much young women worry about this issue. redstatebluegirl May 2022 #5

I think the people that really, really care about this issue are already voting regularly. n/t Calista241 May 2022 #6

I think so Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 #9

A bump in the polls now Omen78 May 2022 #11

Like a certain political consultant said, "It's the economy, stupid." SouthBayDem May 2022 #16