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"It could very well drive energy and enthusiasm nationally," said
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A pair of recent abortion restrictions in
A late-June decision by the
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The decision, which asserted "autonomy and dominion over one's body go to the very heart of what it means to be free," also bodes ill for the even more restrictive law Reynolds signed in May but was blocked pending court review.
That law, the nation's most restrictive, banned abortion after the detection of a heartbeat — usually at around six weeks of pregnancy.
"Americans know that when a baby's heart is beating, she's alive, but our state judges aren't willing to protect her life,"
WHY IT MATTERS
In
That said, an uptick in turnout among Christian conservatives allowed President
This year, the
"You might have had a history of the other side using the courts as an issue," said
And
In Republican-leaning
WHAT TO WATCH
Advocacy groups on either side of the abortion rights debate are heaping pressure on candidates viewed as key to the balance of power in the
Democratic Sens.
"The enthusiasm on the other side is something to be aware of, but we have every reason to be encouraged," said
Conversely, in
Heller is the only Republican seeking re-election in a state Democrat
"We're going to hold
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Democratic senators have urged Trump and
Minority Leader
But confirmation of a Trump nominee before the election could mollify those devout conservatives who might have been motivated to vote if a court pick were on the line, said Harstad, the Democratic pollster who also advised Obama's campaigns in 2008 and 2012.
"It's not a certainty. But I think, once a justice is confirmed, the evangelicals will feel safer and it may actually inhibit their turnout," Harstad said.
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