The Democratic National Committee is launching a new effort. abortion It’s been two years since we topped the hearts of women across the country. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. WadeThis ended the constitutional right to abortion.
The DNC is investing at least $8.3 million in every state political party in the U.S. this year, a 25% increase from 2020, according to a new memo released exclusively to CBS News.
In addition to investing in every state party, the DNC also provides seven-figure grants to battleground state parties to message about abortion Ahead of the presidential election.
The memo also states that the DNC is “building infrastructure in red states to fight these bans” through what is known as the “Red State Fund.” The fund, which targets traditionally Republican states, will be an offensive weapon for Democrats to provide resources and education to oppose abortion restrictions.
The DNC invested $4.5 million in the Red State Fund in the 2023-24 cycle.
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“As we commemorate Dobbs’ two-year anniversary, our efforts to mobilize voters begin today and continue through November,” DNC communications director Rosemary Boeglin wrote in a memo. She said, “The only way to restore and expand women’s reproductive freedom is to re-elect President Biden and Vice President Harris and elect Democrats up and down the ballot.”
Democrats see abortion as a winning issue and have sought to put it at the forefront of voters’ concerns this election cycle.
In the 2023 non-election year, Virginia voters rejected Republican lawmakers implementing the Republican governor’s proposed 15-week abortion restrictions. Glenn Youngkin and voters in deep red Ohio approved enshrining access to abortion care in the state constitution. .
The DNC said in a memo that if former President Donald Trump is re-elected, he would implement a nationwide abortion ban.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, in April, President Trump refused to support a national abortion ban and instead said that abortion laws should be left up to the states.
“Now we think, from a legal standpoint, we can have the abortion that everyone wants,” Trump said, adding, “It will be up to the states to decide, either through ballots, legislation, or both.” “And whatever they decide, in this case, must become the law of the land, the law of the state.”
In his most recent interview with the All-In podcast, Trump again declined to support a national abortion ban.
Trump took credit for overturning Roe v. Wade in the interview, saying, “There’s no need for a national ban because now it’s up to the states.”
CBS News vote Abortion is an important topic for voters, but it is not considered as important as the economy and inflation. What matters to voters is crime, gun policy and the state of our democracy. But it’s a very partisan issue, with Democrats paying much more attention than Republicans.
