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Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
Sun May 8, 2022, 12:57 PM May 2022

November Election will tell a whole lot..Will this anti-abortion issue be "The Issue"?

If it is, we will win big. 70% are in favor of legal abortions. If that is "The Issue" the loss for the Republican
Party will be great. How great? That depends on the "turn out" and .."how the issue is presented." Keep in
mind, we have some great commercial presenters who will tie this to the Republican Party. And the "Lincoln
Project"
is on our side. Obviously. the government does Not have the right to tell a woman what to do with
her body. Presented correctly, that will make this a winning issue.

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CrispyQ

(36,478 posts)
1. Abortion will motivate lots of us, but I think inflation will win out as the #1 issue.
Sun May 8, 2022, 01:02 PM
May 2022

In which case, we have some serious GOTV work to do, cuz every week a loaf of bread costs more.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
2. Maybe...but what will truly "motivate" people to vote. Pro-abortion will motivate people to vote.
Sun May 8, 2022, 01:06 PM
May 2022

That is my opinion. Inflation in one form or another is always there. This "abortion issue" hasn't been
there for a long time. The court possibly making this "illegal" will motivate more than inflation.

 

LLCARD

(23 posts)
3. If it comes down to the inflation as the primary issue
Sun May 8, 2022, 01:11 PM
May 2022

Then the election still sits in the hands of dem voters. We can win if our voters show and vote.

If it’s inflation and we lose it’s because dem voters stayed home.

Simple as that. We can win if we show up

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
8. Yes, you said it totally correct.."We can win if we show up" That is it, and that is all!
Sun May 8, 2022, 08:41 PM
May 2022

Joe Biden defines the word, "class"
Joe is doing everything possible to stop inflation, and he will continue to do so.

JohnSJ

(92,241 posts)
6. I have no idea anymore. In 2016 the Supreme Court WAS the issue, and the fact that there were quite
Sun May 8, 2022, 01:23 PM
May 2022

a few ill-informed people who didn't comprehend this:

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/304357-susan-sarandon-on-refusing-to-back-clinton-i-dont-vote-with-my/

Susan Sarandon said she that "I don't vote with my vagina", and she went on various MSM programs to push that.

The reality is reproductive rights, equal pay, etc. were on the ballot in 2016.

Has the mindset changed since then?

That will determine the midterms






BumRushDaShow

(129,128 posts)
7. At this point, "the economy" is outside of any obvious way to fix it immediately
Sun May 8, 2022, 01:50 PM
May 2022

due to the pandemic supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine (and all the purposeful speculation going on in the markets that surround this).

Who determines control of a woman's body IS "fixable" if we not only maintain, but increase our representation in Congress and ONCE and for all, fool the pundits.

The astroturf teabaggers twisted the desire to provide basic healthcare to everyone, into knots, and made it a "wedge issue" in 2010. They then rode that into office during a census year and showered us with their bullshit that today, is still difficult to disinfect ourselves from. It got to the point where even our own side fled from the ACA.

And I actually believe that the BLM protests that took place nationwide in 2020 and that actually had hundreds of thousands (not just black voters) who marched for fairness and justice, helped to galvanize a large segment of non- or infrequent voters, and "social justice" is considered a similarly-deemed "wedge issue". And that made 2020 a rare turnabout of "past precedent", with the assumed incumbency of a sitting President actually failing (having only occurred three times previously (Ford, Carter, Poppy) since the 22nd Amendment imposed term limits for a President in 1947, and where a President opted to seek a 2nd term).

A woman's right to choose cuts across most demographics outside of certain religious adherents, who represent a minority.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
9. Don't know why the GQP have decided to die on this hill
Sun May 8, 2022, 08:48 PM
May 2022

But so be it. When they start arresting doctors and women - it’s all over.

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