Something youāve probably heard by now is that the Republican Partyās decision to decimate reproductive rightsāand celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade like it was the greatest thing to ever happen to Americaāhas not gone over great with voters. The 2022 midterm elections, which were supposed to be a red tsunami for the GOP, were anything but: Democrats picked up a seat in the Senate and Republicans just barely took back the House, with voters in critical states citing abortion as the most important issue of the day. A year later, the right to an abortion was enshrined in Ohioās state constitution; Kentucky voters reelected pro-choice governor Andy Beshear; and Democrats took control of Virginiaās state legislature, preventing the GOP governor from limiting abortion moving forward, which heād planned to do. The results were unambiguous: The American people want abortion rights.
Now, with the 2024 election less than a year away, what are Republicans running for higher office to do? According to GOP strategist and Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, the answer is simple: make their campaign slogan something like, āYeah, we took away your reproductive rights, but, hey, weāre letting you keep contraception, and thatās something!ā
āWe beat you nearly to death, but we didnāt kill you.ā Wow.
āHey look buddy youāre being unreasonable right now. How about a light 'beating you nearly to death, but you get to watch TV while we do it?ā
I suppose that would depend on what I get to watch.
I had to double check that this wasnāt the onionā¦
Works for Batman.
ā¦but we didnāt kill you. Yet.