Supreme Court & Abortion: The Dobbs Leak Has Backfired on Democrats

A great irony of the leaked Dobbs draft is that Democrats, despite all their advocacy in overdrive since its release, may end up gaining very little politically — if they don’t suffer dearly.

All the punditry about the draft igniting the grassroots to defend Roe v. Wade seems to have been wrong. Yes, there was an uptick in donations to Democratic candidates, who raised $12 million in the immediate aftermath. Yes, protests broke out across the country as traditional abortion supporters demonstrated in support of Roe and jeered at the Court’s conservative majority. And yes, it’s given the president and congressional leaders a reasonable call to turn out voters in November, on which they were quick to capitalize.

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A great irony of the leaked Dobbs draft is that Democrats, despite all their advocacy in overdrive since its release, may end up gaining very little politically — if they don’t suffer dearly.

All the punditry about the draft igniting the grassroots to defend Roe v. Wade seems to have been wrong. Yes, there was an uptick in donations to Democratic candidates, who raised $12 million in the immediate aftermath. Yes, protests broke out across the country as traditional abortion supporters demonstrated in support of Roe and jeered at the Court’s conservative majority. And yes, it’s given the president and congressional leaders a reasonable call to turn out voters in November, on which they were quick to capitalize.