Exit polling data from the 2022 midterm elections reveals abortion was a deciding factor in many key races, which helped the democrats ward off major defeats at the ballot box.
The same was true in the 2023 races in states such as Kentucky and Virginia. While the Florida Democratic party and other pro-abortion groups are giddy about the possibility of a pro-choice amendment that may get on the 2024 Florida ballot, a new survey finds there is growing support for a 16-week national abortion ban.
The poll from YouGov shows a plurality of U.S voters (48%) would be open to the idea of a national abortion bank after 16 weeks. 36% say they would oppose it.
Groups such as Concerned Women for America and National Right to Life have said Republicans and other candidates who are supporters of the pro-life movement need to do a better job explaining their views and confront the “no limits” on abortion attitude the Democrats have adopted. Many felt Democrats in 2022 controlled the abortion narrative, painting Republicans as being too extreme on the topic.
Republicans dropped the ball on the issue following the Dobbs decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. Instead of addressing the issue, many in the GOP went along with what the polls said: gas prices and inflation were the only top issues.
Some conservative pundits still refuse to believe abortion could be a game changer nationwide and in races of who may control the U.S. House and the Senate.
There are news reports that former President Trump, on the campaign trail, may promote the idea of a 16-week national abortion ban with exceptions in cases of rape or incest or to save the life of the mother., according to two people with direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s deliberations.
The challenge Republicans may face this election season is to decide whether abortion should be left to the states, which they have campaigned on for years, or should there be a national abortion ban.
