As voters in battleground states inquire about abortion, Democrats see an advantage
From Nevada to New Hampshire, Democrats have run full-page newspaper ads on abortion as well as a flurry of television commercials focused on the issue in key Senate and House battlegrounds. In one such race in Virginia, the Democrat is running an ad this week featuring a woman who tells viewers she was raped at 17 and is disgusted by the Republican candidate’s comments on abortion.In Wisconsin, Democratic Gov.
Nationally, recent Google News searches for inflation have run about even with inquiries on abortion. And in Senate battleground states such as Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia, that has also been the case. Biden this week sought to encourage renewed attention to abortion laws. “Congress should codify the protections ofand do it once and for all,” he said Tuesday. “But right now, we have — we’re short a handful of votes. So the only way it’s going to happen is if the American people make it happen.”
, Republican Paul LePage said he would not sign a bill adding restrictions to the state’s abortion law.“Would you let it go into law without your signature?” Democratic Gov. Janet Mills asked. LePage, a former governor, replied, “I don’t know,” calling it a “hypothetical.” An extended back-and-forth ensued, in which LePage was in a defensive posture and ultimately said he would veto a measure that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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