Ohio sends a signal to the nation. Voters there decide on a Ballot Measure with big implications for women and 2024 as brand new poll numbers show a second straight summer of Deep Discontent with the Supreme Courts decision to wipe out roe. Plus the reset ripples all the way the to the top. Ron desantis replaces his Campaign Manager. Will the shird shakeup in less that be a month be a charm. And tell it to the heart. Republicans say an Impeachment Inquiry is the only one and the only way to move forward versus joe biden. New cnn reporting pins down when House Republicans plan to do this. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. First, a Special Election that will tell us a lot about 2024 and just how much Abortion Rights will motivate voters. Today ohio goes to the polls. It may seem like a mundane question about constitutional math, but you read between the lines, it is very clearly about abortion. Republicans want to make it harder to rewrite the states constit
who approve of dobbs x approve of overturning roe. 20% of those approvers were in favor of people pushing for a national ban back in july. that s grown now. now 34% of the voters who approve of dobbs, republicans, conservatives, pro life groups, 34% now say push for a nationwide restriction. it s still not the majority position, but outside groups, they are having an impact here seeing the base more interested in hearing those republican politicians push for a national ban. on the flip side, where democrats take strength, the potency of this issue is staying here. we asked, would you only vote for a candidate who shares your view on abortion? so four years in the midst of a democratic race, you see the numbers were here. a year ago, it was only 26% overall who said they must share their position on abortion to get their vote. that s now up to 29%. look how that s grown as a litmus test for democrats from a year ago.