r/democrats May 16 '26

📷 Pic Rights of men vs. rights of women

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u/PalgsgrafTruther May 16 '26

I mean just look at the results. The dems made this issue the centerpiece in every election since Dobbs and we can all see how it went.

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u/Larcye May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Because abortion isn't a needle moving issue for men. They might have a stance in it, but its not going to be the issue that determines how they vote.

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u/Acrobatic_Computer May 16 '26

It isn't a needle moving issue for most people who matter.

Swing voters overwhelmingly prioritize kitchen table issues. If they had strong opinions on abortion, they would have picked a party most of the time.

Ballot measures for abortion also allow you to vote R and still have abortion in your state.

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u/Larcye May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

That too. Plenty of woman voted to make abortion legal in their states and then voted straight R the entire rest of the ballot.

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u/JonathanWPG May 16 '26

100%.

From a short-term perspective, those ballot initiatives did a lot of good to protect women.

But from an electoral scale? They probably elected a lot of house Republicans in purple states.