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Dems won the midterms on Roe. Congress is another story.
Politico
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto delivered the majority boosted by an abortion-focused campaign message. On the Hill, though, her party is in firewall mode on the issue.
By MARIANNE LEVINE and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
11/15/2022 04:30 AM EST
While other Democrats second-guessed their abortion-focused message in the waning days of the midterms, Catherine Cortez Masto bet big on it and won. Whether that vindication energizes her party on the issue is another matter.
The Nevada senator’s victory over Adam Laxalt handed her party another critical two years in the majority, of course. And Democrats see it as proof that it was a winning strategy to turn the reversal of Roe v. Wade into a campaign-defining theme, seeking to paint Republicans as extreme while the GOP focused on inflation and crime.
But winning on the message doesn’t always translate into winning on the Hill. With Republicans favored to win the House and a maximum possible Senate majority of 51 seats in the next Congress, it’ll be nearly impossible for Democrats to change upper-chamber rules in order to reinstate Roe.
Even President Joe Biden acknowledged the legislative reality for abortion rights advocates. Asked on Monday what voters can expect on abortion, he said: “I don’t think they can expect much of anything, other than we’re going to maintain our positions.”
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto delivered the majority boosted by an abortion-focused campaign message. On the Hill, though, her party is in firewall mode on the issue.
By MARIANNE LEVINE and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
11/15/2022 04:30 AM EST
While other Democrats second-guessed their abortion-focused message in the waning days of the midterms, Catherine Cortez Masto bet big on it and won. Whether that vindication energizes her party on the issue is another matter.
The Nevada senator’s victory over Adam Laxalt handed her party another critical two years in the majority, of course. And Democrats see it as proof that it was a winning strategy to turn the reversal of Roe v. Wade into a campaign-defining theme, seeking to paint Republicans as extreme while the GOP focused on inflation and crime.
But winning on the message doesn’t always translate into winning on the Hill. With Republicans favored to win the House and a maximum possible Senate majority of 51 seats in the next Congress, it’ll be nearly impossible for Democrats to change upper-chamber rules in order to reinstate Roe.
Even President Joe Biden acknowledged the legislative reality for abortion rights advocates. Asked on Monday what voters can expect on abortion, he said: “I don’t think they can expect much of anything, other than we’re going to maintain our positions.”
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