ICYMI: Voters See Right Through Trump’s Abortion Lies

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the last two weeks, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have been throwing everything at the wall to try to hide their anti-abortion records. News flash, they’re not fooling anyone.

In case you missed it, The New York Times reported over the weekend that a growing number of swing state voters rank abortion as “central to their decision this fall.” And for women under 45 in particular, abortion is now the top issue this election — surpassing the economy. Overall, Vice President Kamala Harris unsurprisingly has a 20-point advantage with voters over Trump on abortion, a gap he’s struggling to close despite his long anti-abortion record  — which includes helping to overturn Roe v Wade and calling state abortion bans “a beautiful thing.” It’s abundantly clear to Planned Parenthood Votes and voters that Vice President Harris is the true champion for reproductive rights and Trump will pick up where he left off during his presidency and continue to erode abortion access.

Read the highlights from the New York Times article below: 

More Voters, Especially Women, Now Say Abortion Is Their Top Issue

Attitudes on abortion are deeply entrenched and have motivated voters across the American political landscape for decades. But in a post-Roe world, with abortion access sharply limited or at stake in several states, voters who want to protect abortion rights are increasingly energized.

On Thursday, he even suggested that he might support a Florida ballot measure that would expand abortion rights — which he and his campaign quickly tried to walk back. But his shifting stance may reflect hope among Democrats, and concern among Republicans, that backlash to abortion restrictions may drive voters to the polls.

That may be especially the case for women — particularly now that Kamala Harris is at the top of the Democratic ticket.

For women younger than 45, abortion has overtaken the economy as the single most important issue to their vote.

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A large share of voters say they trust Ms. Harris more on the issue, which she championed while in office. Her 20 percentage point advantage over Mr. Trump on the issue is double the advantage Mr. Biden had when he was the party’s nominee.

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This year, abortion related referendums may play a key part in getting voters to the polls. Constitutional amendments seeking to guarantee abortion rights are on the ballot in 10 states this fall, including in critical swing states like Arizona and Nevada. In the last several years, special elections centered on abortion have driven strong turnout and enthusiasm.

But this fall, the referendums could have a more challenging path. That’s because the political makeup of voters who show up in low-turn out midterms and special elections is often quite different than in high-turnout general elections. In 2022 and 2023, those voters were far more likely to lean Democratic than the electorate is likely to be this fall.

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