… Americans are pretty stressed right now. Rising costs of living on everything from groceries to gas to rent is a top concern for Americans across the political spectrum. A recent CNBC poll found that 47 percent believe the economy is in poor shape, the highest level of pessimism on […] Read more »
It’s not about abortion (alone)
The leaked draft of the Supreme Court decision produced a torrent of texts and emails from friends and former colleagues many of whom had worked in the political sphere to advance women and women’s rights for their entire adult lives. That a legal right won 50 years ago and considered […] Read more »
With Supreme Court poised to reverse Roe, most Americans support abortion rights
Amid reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that majorities of Americans support upholding Roe, say abortion should be legal in all or most cases and — by a wide margin — see abortion as a decision to […] Read more »
Could Roe Change the Subject This November?
… Suffice it to say, Democrats should not want this election to be about Biden, or for that matter, about how voters perceive the Democratic Congress’s performance. On a scale of completely dysfunctional to ticking like a precision Swiss watch, the last 14 months has been far closer to the […] Read more »
Why the Republican offensive on abortion is escalating
When three red states finalized severe restrictions on abortion over consecutive days last week, they highlighted the GOP’s rising militancy on the issue — and the political and legal calculations underpinning it. … All of this is coming even as a January CNN survey conducted by SSRS found that more […] Read more »
With upcoming abortion decision, Supreme Court could rattle midterm campaigns
As the 2022 midterm elections draw nearer, a massive issue lurks in the wings with the potential to alter the terrain: the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Dobbs ruling, expected this summer, centers on a Mississippi law that banned most abortions after 15 weeks […] Read more »