Abortion won’t save Democrats on Tuesday

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Democrats have claimed, since well before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, that the end of Roe would be a boon to the Left in this year’s midterms.


It was, in part, a threat. Democrats wanted Republicans to view the end of Roe as a potential albatross, a risk for enormous electoral repercussions if the pro-life movement got its longtime wish. Perhaps some of the most foolhardy purveyors of this threat hoped it might even reach the ears of less-resolute Supreme Court justices.

In the wake of Dobbs, though, the claim has become something of a Democratic consolation prize: Pro-lifers might’ve won a major battle, but voters are right around the corner ready to inflict as many casualties on the GOP as possible as a result.

This is nothing more than wish-casting. For one thing, most surveys and exit polls suggest that relatively few Americans vote with abortion policy as one of their top-line priorities, let alone their No. 1 concern. Especially in our present economic climate, anger over pocketbook issues such as inflation hitting grocery stores and gas stations will almost certainly carry the day.

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