AR: Abortion proposal supporters raise $350K

[RandySF]

The odds that Arkansans will vote on a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion increased with last week’s report by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that supporters raised $321,461 in April.

Of that, $250,000 came from three big donations. Still, it was much more than the $28,860 Arkansans for Limited Government had raised since it formed last November.

Abortion became illegal in Arkansas in 2022 except when the woman faces a life-threatening medical emergency. That change resulted from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. State lawmakers had passed a law automatically establishing the ban if the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion were overturned. According to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, Arkansas is one of 14 states where abortion has been almost totally banned or is unavailable.

Arkansans for Limited Government is seeking to re-establish abortion here. Its Arkansas Abortion Amendment would legalize abortion up to 18 weeks in all cases, with no limits afterwards in cases of rape, incest, a fatal fetal anomaly, or when the doctor determines the abortion is needed “to protect a pregnant female’s life or to protect a pregnant female from a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.”




https://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/opinion/article_d7b72f58-19fc-11ef-94d2-af7e099c32ae.html

[Igel]

1. I'm here a long time.

During that time, I've been told that since (R) outraised (D), they'd necessarily win an election. But they lost. Often. Not always. Not always most of the time.

During that time, I've been told that since (D) outraised (R), they'd necessarily win an election. But they lost. Often. Not always. Not always most of the time.

I don't have stats. I just have pointless "anecdata." By and large, you tell somebody who believes X that they really should believe Y, the needle moves ... a smidgeon. An informative PR campaign that accurately fills in a void when the opposition has money but accuracy isn't on its side will sway the voters, provided it doesn't violate a core belief. A good, manipulative PR campaign that ignores facts and community beliefs moves it little; a tone-deaf one moves it less.

Focus on $, you miss what's important to voters because of what's important to "us".

[RandySF]

2. Signature gathering in a compressed time period is not cheap.