Republicans insist abortion issue is settled for voters—they’re wrong

Reproductive freedom was already giving Democrats a much-needed election boost even before President Joe Biden bowed out of the presidential contest. Two years on from the Supreme Court’s momentous 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats across the country have seized on Republicans’ unpopular war on women’s and reproductive rights to build a powerful new electoral coalition—and it’s already reshaping the political landscape.

Of course, Republicans continue to deny abortion is a major issue. On Sunday’s “Meet the Press” Sen. Lindsey Graham declared, “We’ll continue to have this discussion, but we’re not going to win or lose based on abortion. We’re going to win or lose based on, can we change the policy trajectory of this country?”

But the numbers tell another story.