Our 2020 book is titled Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics. Among other things, it discusses the state of the parties. The state of the GOP is not good. Abortion was a big issue in the 2022 midterm. It will be a big issue in 2024.
“Trump hoped, as he said, to take the issue off the table. But it turns out it’s not so easy to hand wave away a 5-4 Supreme Court decision overturning an almost 50-year-old precedent on an issue a lot of voters care about.” https://t.co/WpYkhvnYp0
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 9, 2024
And within hours, Arizona proved Bill Kristol correct.
Jonathan J. Cooper at Politico:
Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that could dominate a critical 2024 battleground.
The ruling permits doctors or others to be prosecuted for performing an abortion at any time unless the mother’s life is in danger, with no exceptions for rape or incest. President Joe Biden ‘s campaign immediately blamed the ruling on Trump’s appointment of three Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn a federally guaranteed right to an abortion.
“The girls today and the young women do not have the rights that we once did because of Donald Trump,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, a Democrat. “Donald Trump is dangerous and reckless.”
Immediately after the AZ Supreme Court upheld that state’s draconian abortion ban, Kari Lake issued a statement today saying she “opposes” the decision. However, unearthed video from 2022 shows her calling it a “great law.” Story …https://t.co/jJezIXRN5x
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 9, 2024
