Abortion is an issue that Democrats are championing even in Trumpy terrain
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskIn this final stretch before the midterm elections on November 8th, Republicans should be preparing to seize power amid deep discontent with President Joe Biden. Michigan, which went for Donald Trump in 2016, should be the least of their worries.
That force is jeopardising Republican chances across the country. Most Americans want neither a complete ban, nor a very permissive regime;had guaranteed a right to abortion before fetal viability . But in the marginal seats that Republicans need to win, many of their candidates have not been playing for the middle.
. “I don’t doubt the emotion and the sincerity of people who are pro-life. But this is also not a place that likes the government telling you what to do,” says Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic congresswoman, after a campaign event in Lansing, the capital of Michigan. Ms Slotkin is running for re-election in a district that went for Mr Trump in 2016 and 2020. Yet she is the one turning the issue of abortion to her advantage , while her Republican opponent tones down his website.
More referendums are coming. Four other states have already decided to put abortion on the ballot in November. But unlike electorates in California, Kentucky, Montana and Vermont, that in Michigan is more evenly split. Minimal polling suggests for now that two-thirds of voters would support enshrining the right in Michigan’s constitution. So opponents are instead campaigning to stop the initiative from reaching voters.
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