After Trump announced Vance as his vice presidential pick at the Republican National Convention this month, Vance said he now agrees with Trump’s position, instead, which would leave the issue up to the states. On Fox News last week, Vance said, “My view is that Donald Trump is the leader of the Republican Party, and his views on abortion are going to be the views that dominate this party and drive this party forward.” He called it “reasonable” for states to have differing reproductive rights laws.
Democrats have centralized their messaging on abortion and were met with success when they discussed the issue during the 2022 elections. Republicans have struggled to find their footing after they championed the Supreme Court’s overruling Roe v. Wade, and with abortion-related amendments on the ballot in at least 10 states, Democrats see it as a top winning issue for their party.
“House Republicans and candidates enthusiastically supporting J.D. Vance is no surprise given their shared extremism, archaic views on women, and deeply unpopular plan to ban abortion nationwide,” said DCCC spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen.
Harris has made abortion rights a top focus during her time as vice president and on the campaign trail as Biden’s running mate. Now, as the presumptive Democratic nominee, she has already worked to keep the issue front and center. She slammed Trump in a video posted to YouTube in response to Iowa’s six-week abortion ban today: “What this means is that 1 in 3 women of reproductive age in America lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban.”
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