Opinion: The Supreme Court overturning Roe won’t boost Democrats’ chances in the midterms
In light of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade is set to be overturned, some Democrats are optimistic that the political landscape will shift in their favor ahead of what most have anticipated will be a red-wave midterm election.
Indeed, economic discontent is widespread, and soaring inflation — which is a very politically powerful issue — is driving deep dissatisfaction with President Biden and the Democratic Party among Republicans and independents, and is even causing some Democrats to grow wary of their own party. But positively for Democrats, most Americans — 69%, according to a January CNN poll — do oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, and it’s clear that Republicans are on the wrong side of the national climate on abortion.
And if the Roe v. Wade decision, as President Biden and Democrats are arguing, is a tipping point that will throw into jeopardy every other decision related to the notion of privacy — i.e., the 1965 decision protecting the use of contraception by married couples — then the full effect of Roe’s repeal will not be truly known or felt until well-after the midterms.
Further, considering that Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2018 actually ended up helping Republicans in the Senate — rather than hurting them, as many Democrats assumed it would — it is not unreasonable to expect that the Supreme Court’s decision could also increase turnout among Republicans.
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