The division that President
Perhaps no hot-button issue will take center stage like abortion. Justice
Some of them, such as Democratic
"We have a lot to be concerned about. Women's rights, the right to choose, LGBT rights, voting rights, civil rights," Rosen, challenging vulnerable Republican Sen.
National Democratic groups such as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee were slow to reopen cultural battles, wary that such a move could compromise incumbents from
Leading abortion-rights group
"You might have had a history of the other side using courts as an issue in the past," said NARAL President
The potential of a new justice could prompt increased turnout from known abortion-rights supporters, such as younger voters and women, and lift a Democratic candidate who supports abortion rights in a close race, said
"I don't see it as a huge factor. But it may make the difference around the margins, and could very well provide a measure of energy and enthusiasm of a Democratic candidate," said Harstad, who advised
The issue is heating up as some states place restrictions on abortion that could lead to constitutional challenges. Last month, Republican Gov.
In
Senate Majority Leader
Abortion is one of several fronts in the culture war battles that lie ahead. Heated debates over immigration, gun rights and voting laws are also likely on the horizon. Speaking at a rally Wednesday in
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Heitkamp, who last year supported Trump's first
Meanwhile,
"There's tendency toward complacency. But this buoys the base on the right,"
Still, some
Helping elevate the social battle nationally, several Democratic senators weighing 2020 presidential campaigns jumped into the debate Thursday morning rallying from the steps of the
Sen.
"We now must fight," the
Sen.
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