Primaries Teach Lessons

For John, BLUF:  It will be interesting to see how Democrats and Republicans deal with abortion as an election issue, in light of the views of different ethnic groups.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Most Americans have nuanced views on abortion, Pew Center report shows

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From The Boston Globe, by Reporter Casey Parks of The Washington Post, 6 May 2022, 4:58 p.m.

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Relatively few Americans hold an absolutist view on the legality of abortion, a Pew Center report released Friday shows.

The report, one of the most comprehensive surveys on abortion attitudes in years, found that 61 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in some circumstances and illegal in others. Nineteen percent, or about 1 in 5 Americans, think abortion should be legal in all cases, and 8 percent say it should be illegal without any exceptions.

Earlier (27 April 2022, 6:40 pm), Globe Writer Naomi Martin, gave us a look at the campaign in the Texas 28th District, pitting incumbent representative Henry Cuellar (anti-abortion) against Ms Jessica Cisneros, an immigration attorney (pro-abortion).  The Primary Election is today.

Abortion, Democrats, and the Hispanic electorate: A complicated dynamic

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Can the threat to Roe v. Wade rally the Latinx electorate in the midterm elections?

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The conventional wisdom has long been that US La

tino voters generally hold more conservative than liberal views, particularly when it comes to abortion.

We’re about to find out in the midterm elections if that is still holds, at least in a key race in Texas.

From my observation point the bruhaha over Roe v Wade is important, it is ony one of a number of issues driving the views of voters.  Today will be interesting from Texas to Georgia.

Regards  —  Cliff