Voters aren't fooled by Republican lies on abortion — and Democrats are benefiting at the ballot box
Voters aren't fooled by Republican lies on abortion — and Democrats are benefiting at the ballot box
In Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, polls showed Americans will turn out to protect reproductive rights
Republicans haven't backed off their anti-choice views. Instead, the've tried to bamboozle the voters into thinking that Republicans aren't as radical as they really are. Republicans have played word games, hoping that by rebranding with terms like "pro-baby" or bullying journalists into using the "limits" instead of "bans," they could somehow trick people into not noticing their rights are being stripped.
Tuesday's election showed voters are not fooled.
Ohio Governor Dewine is a perfect example of these manipulation attempts. Prior to yesterday's passage of the state constitutional amendment there was no allowance for abortion under Ohio law for rape or incest.
Dewine went to the airwaves saying essentially "I'm hearing Ohio voters ask for a rape and incest exception for abortion. If the voters agree to vote down the abortion legalizing amendment, I'll work with lawmakers to add this exception."
Dewine you've had years of this knowledge of what the voters wanted. There was even a vote in August signaling the abortion legalization amendment would pass. Why do you have to wait for voters to vote again? If you're being honest, go ahead and get the lawmakers to add the exception to EXISTING law. But no, he's putting the condition that the voters must reject the amendment that will put it into law instead. We don't trust you on this Dewine.
I think we are starting to see a populace that understands political double speak and see through it. Honestly, after this past election, I'm starting to have some hope that shit can turn around.
The dumbass cons that keep trying to steal rights away and cannot seem to understand the voters' reactions to their efforts need to remember this:
Roe was the compromise, motherfuckers. And you couldn't stand it, and you spent nearly 50 years working to destroy it. And now you must sow what you reaped.