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You're missing the nuance here. A large majority (over 80%) of Americans support some restrictions on abortion too, which is not something you often see Democra

You're missing the nuance here. A large majority (over 80%) of Americans support some restrictions on abortion too, which is not something you often see Democrat politicians advocating. It's basically a Democrat primary litmus test that one supports few or no abortion restrictions, which won't help them win general elections.

RestlessMind 4y ago
> which is not something you often see Democrat politicians advocating. Correct because that is not an election issue yet. A smart move by republicans would be to propose a 15-week limit with exceptions for certain cases, similar to what Graham was proposing. And herein lies the asymmetry - democrats were defending abortion until Dobbs so they naturally had to moderate their tone. republicans were trying to repeal it and hence their tone was aggressively anti-abortion. Now that the tables are turned, it is far easier to paint republicans as extremist just by citing their recent statements or recent votes (some were totally idiotic, like banning abortion in all cases without any exceptions). It will be a painful few years until republicans restructure their coalition and tone down their messaging.