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Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights
Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights
In some states, that GOP number could even approach a majority.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about abortion rights in Atlanta this month. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Analysis by Aaron Blake
September 30, 2024 at 1:46 p.m. EDT
The politics of abortion rights have shifted massively toward Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Nothing makes that clearer than the fact that the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, hemmed and hawed for months about whether he would vote in his home state of Florida to establish a constitutional right to an abortion.
Trump ultimately said he would vote no. But lots of other Republicans are arriving at a different decision.
A remarkable number are apparently about to do something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago: vote for the right to an abortion.
Nearly a dozen states will feature ballot measures on abortion rights this November, and recent polls show that many more Republicans are prepared to vote for those rights than have been in recent years. The number could even approach a majority in some states, these polls suggest.
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By Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper.follow on X @aaronblake
In some states, that GOP number could even approach a majority.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about abortion rights in Atlanta this month. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Analysis by Aaron Blake
September 30, 2024 at 1:46 p.m. EDT
The politics of abortion rights have shifted massively toward Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Nothing makes that clearer than the fact that the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, hemmed and hawed for months about whether he would vote in his home state of Florida to establish a constitutional right to an abortion.
Trump ultimately said he would vote no. But lots of other Republicans are arriving at a different decision.
A remarkable number are apparently about to do something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago: vote for the right to an abortion.
Nearly a dozen states will feature ballot measures on abortion rights this November, and recent polls show that many more Republicans are prepared to vote for those rights than have been in recent years. The number could even approach a majority in some states, these polls suggest.
{snip}
By Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper.follow on X @aaronblake
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Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Tuesday
OP
I just pray those same repubs will vote for a President who supports abortion rights
groundloop
Tuesday
#3
"The number could even approach a majority in some states, these polls suggest."
BlueWavePsych
Tuesday
#4
Hey guys you that one night drunken sex you and with that woman that was awful?
kimbutgar
Tuesday
#5
UpInArms
(51,631 posts)1. No paywall link
Javaman
(62,956 posts)2. I have this feeling a shit storm is in store for the rebukes in November. nt
groundloop
(12,061 posts)3. I just pray those same repubs will vote for a President who supports abortion rights
and not the orange anus who will obviously say anything under the sun to get votes.
BlueWavePsych
(3,014 posts)4. "The number could even approach a majority in some states, these polls suggest."
kimbutgar
(22,671 posts)5. Hey guys you that one night drunken sex you and with that woman that was awful?
She just called to say shes pregnant and you have to pay child support!
I wonder how guys would feel being trapped for 18 years having a child with a woman you cant stand?