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Janni Cone's avatar

Can we stop saying the abortion issue is only about Roe v Wade or even abortion itself? Americans like freedom. They kinda love democracy. They want their government to reflect their values. On abortion - it is CLEAR that both the elected R's and the Supreme Court have far different values than the average voter. Abortion is a clear issue that shows the disconnect, and the R party extremism. But voters see MORE than just abortion. They SEE the gerrymandering, they see the extremism (Moms for "Liberty"), they see the weaponization of government (DeeeeSantis using his Election "Integrity" police to arrest people), the limitations being placed on voting that target people of color, and the disconnect on gun rights over human rights. But abortion is the issue that, because so many people have similar mainstream views, gives R's and moderates cover to vote D without being accused of being super liberal - as so many R's also feel that elected R's are way too extreme. Americans are voting for democracy - they are just using abortion to get the point across.

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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

"Republicans have not yet cracked the abortion code" Gee, do you think it has anything to do with the fact that the vast majority of Republicans in Congress, the lobbyists and consultants are men? When Roe was overturned the Court told women that we don't have the right to make our own health decisions because we had no rights hundreds of years ago. Even if a woman would decide not to have an abortion, most women don't want the government making that decision for any woman, and certainly don't want that decision based on religious beliefs. Religions have never been woman friendly. The polls center on Biden and Trump, but voters center on policies and right now, the anti-democratic, anti-anyone except white, Christian males, anti-schools, anti-libraries, anti-gun safety, anti-climate change Republican party is not what voters want. Making Mike Johnson Speaker of the House made it all very, very clear. I think people are voting for freedom and Trump and his party are not the party of freedom.

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