Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is also vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, claimed on Thursday that both Republican men and women are changing their votes due to the Republican Party's stance on abortion.
Her comments came during a DNC call with reporters ahead of the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa on Friday. Nearly all of the key players in the Republican presidential primary race are gathering to pitch themselves to GOP voters in the state. Former President Donald Trump will notably be absent from the event in what has become a sore point with Republicans in the state.
"Tomorrow, we can expect these candidates to once again spend the day competing for who can embrace the most extreme positions, putting them further and further out of step with American people," the senator said of the Friday gathering of social conservatives. Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst, a Democrat, was also on the call and added that"the Family Leader is led by Bob Vander Plaats, and this group has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. And it's a right-wing extremist organization that is one of the most influential special interest organizations in the state of Iowa."
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