Up and down the ballot, Democrats have centered campaigns around the topic of abortion, while Republicans in tight races have been forced to broach the topic.
, is an immediate problem that can be felt by everyone.
Democratic Senate candidate Thomas McDermott Jr., made Sen. Todd Young's position on abortion a key focus of his sole TV ad on the airwaves. Young has said he thinks abortion should be a states' rights issue, butwhile McDermott has made codifying Roe v. Wade a central campaign promise. Voter registration among women is outpacing men in Indiana, an important factor because nationally 61% of women identified as"pro-choiceIn Indiana statistics from the Indiana Secretary of State's office shows women made up a larger percentage of those who either registered to vote or updated their voter information in Indiana in July through October, 52.6%, compared to men, 46%, despite representing a similar portion of the population.
Walker said he believes his position and vote against the near-total abortion ban aligns with constituents in the district. While polling on abortion in Indiana is limited, most Hoosiers say they support abortion rights in cases of life of the mother and rape,released by the COVID-19 States Project and completed by PureSpectrum this summer.
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