As soon as news leaked that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats starting working at making abortion a midterm issue — a message that is “already falling flat” with voters, a report says.
, which would prohibit local, state, and federal officials from preventing abortions at any stage of pregnancy. Pro-abortion groups are already dumping money into Democrats’ campaigns and paying for political attack advertisements against pro-life Republicans.
Democrats are also pushing to end the filibuster — a move President Joe Biden spoke in support of last week, in order to codify. However, some lawmakers say Biden’s statement was “half-assed,” as he could have pushed to end the filibuster sooner.
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