Allow a citizen initiated constitutional amendment. The political rhetoric from the no side is going to be what it is going to be. This is a common sense thing for ohioans to say we own our constitution and it shouldnt be for sale to out of state special interests. So jake, this is also about more than Abortion Rights. Its also about minimum wage. There is a proposed constitutional amendment next year that could have ohio Voters Decide minimum wage. So the proponents of this are trying to change the rules if you will to make it harder to amend the states constitution. Jeff, how much money has been spent in this special election . Outside money, jake, has been flooding in this summer. This has been a pretty short campaign. And more than 26 million has been coming in. Again, this is crossing more than just normal party lines. But democrats, if you look at it that way, are spending more on Television Ads than republican aligned groups. There has been an ad war in Television Campaigns as w
showing support for abortion, i think what you re going to find is if this loses today, if prop 1 loses and the abortion question wins in november, then it s not really an issue next year. and so i don t know what you re fighting for next year. now if it wins today, then you can then surmise all right, we ll try again next year and get the 88 counties and put it on the ballot in the senate race. i think in a way losing now for the abortion rights folks helps them next year because then they can come back stronger and make aissue in a senate campaign. otherwise it s a done issue. take a look at this map. since roe v. wade was overturned, at least sixtas have passed ballot measures to prect abortion rights or rejected measures that would have restricted abortion rights when it is put to voters abortion rights does seem to be the popular position, including in states that trend red. exactly. because what happens is when you talk about abortion and
rules so as to prevent abortion rights being enshrined in the constitution. what do you think? well, i think that he s running for the senate, and he wans to grab the nomination. so he is running to the right. and this is very helpful to him, as it was 20 years ago for ken blackwell when he said when he spoke the quiet part out loud and said the bush campaign thinks they can win ohio if we put gay marriage on the ballot as a referendum. he thinks this is going to be helpful politically. i think it s going to beelul for democrats in tend. a new cnn poll show64% of adults in the united states disapprove of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade last year. only 36 approve. do those numbers surprise you? no, they don t. and actually, to his point, of course it s about abortion. and there is no way around it. now i believe that there should be a 60% threshold. but i would have liked to have seen ate year ago or two years ago put into place, not now. but to the point about the pol