Post #4379160
2026-08-04 15:24 UTC
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@DeliaChristina@sfba.social 2026-08-04 15:29
Running to the middle is not going to help -- Dems or GOP: "...efforts to find a middle ground on abortion have proven difficult. Republican legislators in North Carolina and Virginia, for example, have sought to position policies such as 12- or 15-week bans as a reasonable compromise. That might have worked in 1990. But public opinion has shifted in ways that make this strategy increasingly untenable. Our research shows that most Americans, including Republicans, do not see these “moderate” policies as meaningfully different from more restrictive bans."
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@DeliaChristina@sfba.social 2026-08-04 15:27
This is really interesting: "For decades, abortion was a higher priority for Republicans and those identifying as pro-life. That dynamic has now flipped. ... In our book, we document how in both 2022 and 2024, pro-choice Democrats were especially motivated to vote and remained highly loyal to Democratic candidates. At the same time, the considerable minority of Republicans who support legal abortion found themselves politically cross-pressured, meaning they experienced conflicting political influences. ...our book reveals that roughly one-third of Republicans hold views on abortion that do not align with the official pro-life position embraced by their party. They either identify as pro-choice or support legal abortion in at least some cases."
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@DeliaChristina@sfba.social 2026-08-04 15:28
"We found that cross-pressured Republicans had lower turnout rates and were more willing to cross party lines, reflecting the growing tension between their abortion views and their party’s position. Given the size of this group, that presents a serious challenge for GOP candidates." Iiiiiiiiinteresting.
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@DeliaChristina@sfba.social 2026-08-04 15:31
And, once again, men are the weakest link to progress: "Another major change is the emergence of a gender gap in abortion attitudes. For decades, men and women held remarkably similar views on abortion. That is no longer the case. Since Dobbs, women have become significantly more supportive of abortion rights than men. For example, 56% of women say abortion should be legal in all or most circumstances, compared to 41% of men."