The coming push to confirm a new Supreme Court justice is giving fresh energy to Democrats, who’d already seized on the threat of diminished abortion access to drive midterm voter turnout in swing states.
Efforts to limit abortion are a potential liability for GOP candidates.
If the Supreme Court votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, they’ll be under tremendous pressure to defend the most extreme position — the complete illegality of abortion — which polls show is broadly unpopular.
Democratic candidates in states like Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin are expecting abortion to motivate base voters and move suburban women away from Republicans — especially if the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban before it breaks for its summer recess.
Incumbent Democrats like Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have all been vocal on the issue.
The GOP also faces challenging polling: a November 2021 Washington Post – ABC News poll found that 60% of Americans want Roe upheld, including 58% of independents.
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