Midterms: Abortion Won’t Save Democrats

Democrats have claimed, since well before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, that the end of Roe would be a boon to the Left in this year’s midterms.

It was, in part, a threat. Democrats wanted Republicans to view the end of Roe as a potential albatross, a risk for enormous electoral repercussions if the pro-life movement got its longtime wish. Perhaps some of the most foolhardy purveyors of this threat hoped it might even reach the ears of less-resolute Supreme Court justices.

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Alexandra DeSanctis

Alexandra DeSanctis is a contributing writer at National Review.

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Democrats have claimed, since well before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, that the end of Roe would be a boon to the Left in this year’s midterms.

It was, in part, a threat. Democrats wanted Republicans to view the end of Roe as a potential albatross, a risk for enormous electoral repercussions if the pro-life movement got its longtime wish. Perhaps some of the most foolhardy purveyors of this threat hoped it might even reach the ears of less-resolute Supreme Court justices.