An Ohio vote rejecting changes to how the state amends its constitution shows that abortion access continues to spur people to the polls, even in red states, and is ringing alarm bells among pro-life groups who want their GOP allies to fight back.
An Ohio vote rejecting changes to how the state amends its constitution shows that abortion access continues to spur people to the polls, even in red states, and is ringing alarm bells among pro-life groups who want theirOhio voters rejected “Issue 1” this week by a 57% to 43% margin. The measure would have required 60% support for voter-driven changes to the state constitution, up from a simple majority.
The state has been trending red in recent years, and the result showed that even an arcane attempt to change underlying ballot-amendment rules in a lazy-summer election can drive pro-choice forces and their allies to the ballot box. “Everyone must take this threat seriously and recognize progressives will win if their opponents are scared into submission by the pro-abortion left,” the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America said. “So long as the Republicans and their supporters take the ostrich strategy and bury their heads in the sand, they will lose again and again.”
David Pepper, the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, said Tuesday’s vote should give the pro-choice side some momentum as they plot to use the Dobbs decision as a political cudgel against Republicans and former President Donald Trump, who paved the way for the decision by appointing three conservative justices.
“This measure was a blatant attempt to weaken voters’ voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions,” Mr. Biden said after Tuesday’s results. “Ohioans spoke loud and clear, and tonight democracy won.” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, said Tuesday’s loss is “only one battle in a long war.”
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