Polls suggest that Americans are more focused on the economy, but Democrats are hoping their abortion stances will resonate with key voters in swing states.
Above, President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre on October 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Democrats are highlighting national abortion rights with three weeks until Election Day.
"We're only 22 days away from the most consequential moment in our history in my view, in recent history at least—an election where the choice and the stakes are crystal clear, especially when it comes to the right to choose," Biden said in a Tuesday speech at a Democratic National Convention event. "Right now, we're short a handful of votes. If you care about the right to choose then you got to vote," Biden said."That's why these midterm elections are so critical to elect more Democratic senators in the United States Senate and more Democrats to keep control the House of Representatives." Although recent polling suggests that Americans are generally less concerned about abortion rights in the country, Senate candidates could be trying to tap into the 58 percent of independents and 42 percent of Republicans who said they're more likely to vote because of the Supreme Court's decision in a September poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist. Earlier this month, a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation also found that half of voters surveyed said the decision was a motivating factor, a bump from July's 43 percent. The trend was particularly noticeable among voters in states where abortion bans have already begun to take place. The survey found that 83 percent of voters, including 70 percent of Republicans, in states with full abortion bans oppose state laws. KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said in a press release that while the GOP started with a midterm advantage this year"their efforts to ban and criminalize abortion are backfiring on them politically, even in red states." "Whether this motivates enough voters to hit the polls and change the outcome remains to be seen," Altman said.
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