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    6 months ago

    Yup.

    I would argue that Trump should have said ‘the democratic party’ instead of democrats, but I don’t really see how he’s all that wrong.

    The opportunity to actually do something about it has come and gone many times, but it’s been held unsettled as a wedge issue for political reasons.
    Overturning Roe has been a huge boon to the Democratic Party. They beat that drum so hard and have managed to parlay the issue into fundraising and election wins. There’s no way they’re going to protect abortion at a federal level. It’s too much of a useful motivator for those whose life it could destroy.