Democrats are taking Roe’s investment as a lifesaver ahead of the November legislatures. Republicans want to keep talking about inflation.
Why it’s important: This is an unusual case where the losing side wants to talk about it all. The winning side wants the focus elsewhere.
Axios took a first look at the websites that the campaign guns of the House and Senate of Democrats launched on Monday – less than 72 hours after the Supreme Court ruling – triggered candidates’ abortion records republicans.
- Democrats see it as a mobilizing issue for suburban women in oscillating home districts across the country.
- The Democratic House (DCCC) site is called “Extreme GOP.”
- The Senate Democrats (DSCC) post is, “This is the GOP on abortion.”
Republicans know the problem could hurt them with these same voters, so they will try to keep criticizing President Biden for pocket problems, reports Lachlan Markay of Axios.
- Samantha Bullock, of the House Republican (NRCC) campaign arm, said: “This ruling does not change the fact that voters’ main concerns are rising prices, rising crime and disaster in the southern border “.
Two polls released in the past 24 hours give Democrats hope the issue will move voters.
- A CBS News / YouGov poll of 1,591 adults found that 50 percent of Democrats were more likely to vote according to Roe’s ruling, while only 20 percent of Republicans said the same.
- In an NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist poll this morning (941 adults), 78% of Democrats said the court’s decision makes them more likely to vote this fall, 24 points more than Republicans.