Reproductive care. In theory, turnout would be low, making the initiative easier to pass, and therefore the fall vote on abortion harder to pass. The problem, voters saw through it, and turned out in droves, resoundingly rejecting the gop effort to make it harder to protect access to abortion. An outcome prominent members of the state party worried was inevitable as explained by republican state rep, jamie calendar to ali vitali on this show yesterday. Whats the lesson for your party come tuesday night or wednesday morning, the Ballot Initiative fails . Maybe we should spend more time thinking through things before taking the step. Reporter maybe less read meat for the base, more thoughtfulness. There is a way to provide the red meat and do things in a thoughtful way. And im afraid this was rushed a little bit. Because we had to make a certain deadline to be able to get it done. And i think it could have borne a little more debate. And im not sure if i would have voted to put it on the
good to be with you. i m katy tur. we know that abortion was a potent political motivator in the midterms last year, but we have not known how enduring a motivator it would be. in other words, how long would voters keep turning out on the issue. well, now we have a good idea that the energy surrounding abortion is not fading. and that overturning roe v. wade could prove fatal for the gop and untold contests to come, potentially even the race for president. the latest evidence comes out of ohio, a swing state that has been leaning red over the past few elections. republicans there scheduled an august special election, held yesterday, to vote on raising the threshold to amend the state s constitution from a simple majority to 60%. the late summer contest was intended it head off a vote on abortion this fall, specifically a measure to enshrine access to