The Republican Midterm Strategy: Don't Even Mention Abortion At All
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in January, the Republican party stated they had no plans to present a legislative agenda for the upcoming midterm elections. I wouldn’t either if my plan was based on total obstruction regarding issues concerning women’s reproductive issues, voting rights, whitewashing education in schools, and blocking things like the enhanced child tax credit. However, the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe vs. Wade changed that. Now, Republicans would certainly have to answer to a law that the American majority agrees should be kept in place.
But, in classic GOP fashion, their tactic when hot-button issues arise is to distract and deflect. As CNN reports, Senate Republicans gathered in a closed-door meeting to strategize how they would tackle the leaked document. If you saw the responses on Tuesday, they were laser-focused on two things: the leak “could damage the Supreme Court’s integrity,” and the leaker should be charged to the greatest extent of the law.
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Most Republicans, even those who have been fierce opponents of abortion, have signaled that they don’t want to dive into the abortion debate — at least not right now.
That’s why the Senate GOP’s campaign arm was quick to put out a three-page messaging memo on Tuesday advising Republicans to “be the compassionate, consensus builder on abortion policy,” while hammering Democrats for supporting “late term abortions.”
Looking at a few comments from Senate Republicans, they were in lockstep to detract away from the actual substance of the leak.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-republican-midterm-strategy-don-t-even-mention-abortion-at-all/ar-AAWVl4a
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We don't talk about abortion. 
