 Views & Opinions |
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How Trump and abortion became losing issues for the GOP |
"The historic underperformance of extreme, anti-choice Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump in the 2022 midterms should have been a wake-up call for the Republican Party," writes political consultant DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN. "Yet, two major developments suggest that the GOP is ignoring these warnings at its own peril." |
First, as Trump became the first former U.S. president to be indicted, the GOP rallied around him instead of finally splitting from him for good. Second, writes Schoen, in "the hotly-contested Wisconsin state Supreme Court race, where abortion access emerged as the top campaign issue, conservatives faced a crushing 11-point defeat." "Ultimately, the Republican Party is doing itself a great disservice by doubling down on Trump's toxic, extreme brand of politics instead of breaking from the former president and pivoting to a more moderate social agenda." Republicans' best alternative to Trump, continues Schoen, is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who's "actively digging his own political grave with his aggressive efforts to court the Trump wing of the party," including a restrictive six-week abortion ban opposed by most Floridians. DeSantis and other Republicans may feel forced to emulate and embrace Trump and Trump's conservative policies because that's what the GOP base demands. But Schoen believes it'll crush them electorally and "threaten the Republican Party's future viability." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, April 11. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: |
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By Scott Douglas Gerber, law professor at Ohio Northern University |
Supreme Court justices are allowed to have friends, even if a particular friend is rich and a particular justice is conservative. Justice Clarence Thomas has written a lot of important Supreme Court opinions during his three decades on the bench. I recommend that we spend our time addressing those and leave his personal life to him. |
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By Albert Hunt, former executive editor at Bloomberg News |
Right-to-life forces have stepped up efforts to ban or severely restrict abortions at the state level, including in Kansas and Kentucky, despite last year's votes. Florida, among other states, is moving to impose a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Some women, at that stage, aren't even aware they're pregnant. |
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By R.J. Rudell, former associate director for Duke University's Center for Politics |
There's no such thing as "voter backlash" in a state that Donald Trump won by 23 points in 2020. Yes, there can be outrage, protests and national condemnation. But Tennessee Republicans are insulated from others' actionable judgment. They can do whatever they want — because they will "keep winning" regardless. |
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By Michael Sobolik, fellow in Indo-Pacific studies at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington |
Is banning TikTok "racist" and "totalitarian"? Only if you ask fringe voices on the Left and Right. Though these voices are less about principles than politics, they are growing louder and jeopardizing Washington's best chance yet to target Beijing's Trojan Horse app. |
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