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Originally Posted by blankall
The problem with relying too much on the Roe v. Wade issue, is that it doesn't directly affect many older women, in the sense that they aren't getting pregnant. Older people these days are horrible at doing anything that doesn't directly benefit them. Young people don't vote all that much, and the neo-religious young crowd likely counter-acts any new democratic voters amongst young people.
Also, a lot of the people who are going to be pissed about Roe V. Wage are going to vote democrat already.
Let's also keep in mind that Roe v. Wade has already been overturned. It happened during a democrats presidency. The power of the federal government to restore rights offered under Roe V. Wade is somewhat limited. Particularly with Republicans in control of the Senate. The Republicans are expected to control more of the senate following this election.
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Abortion is definitely a wedge issue for some demographics. It's not exclusively a left-right issue. There are demographics that generally support leftist politics, but have strong opinions against liberal abortion laws. Catholics for one, used to vote more for Democrats (now about 50-50) because they support things like health care, welfare, and immigration, but the abortion issue becomes a sticking point for a lot of them. Considering the growing Latino demographic and that most tend to Catholics, it might not be something that the Democrats want as a big ticket item.
Most people who are pro-choice and want more access to abortions would vote against Trump anyway. The Democrats would probably be better off not dwelling on the issue too much.
I suppose they have people smarter than me who have a way to predict or calculate how many voters they likely get and how many they lose when they put the issue on the forefront, and they determined that it should be a net positive? At any rate, I think there is a still a tradeoff with the issue and it isn't simply a win-win issue for them.