{"id":126033,"date":"2024-04-02T23:38:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/floridas-6-week-abortion-ban-could-screw-republicans-in-november\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:38:31","slug":"floridas-6-week-abortion-ban-could-screw-republicans-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/floridas-6-week-abortion-ban-could-screw-republicans-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s 6-Week Abortion Ban Could Screw Republicans in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court issued a horrifying ruling permitting the state\u2019s six-week abortion ban to enter impact, a transfer that basically outlaws the medical process there. (To provide you with an concept of how terrible the regulation is, <strong>Donald Trump,<\/strong> who frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/donald-trump-suggests-hes-open-to-a-national-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brags about killing <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/09\/donald-trump-desantis-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">referred to as<\/a> it \u201ca terrible thing and a terrible mistake\u201d final 12 months.) The teeny, tiny silver lining? The courtroom additionally allowed an modification that will enshrine abortion rights into the state\u2019s structure to go on the poll in November, a flip of occasions that might tilt the subsequent election in Democrats\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a new situation here in Florida,\u201d <strong>Jayden D\u2019Onofrio,<\/strong> chairman of Future Leaders of Florida, a Democrat-aligned group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/04\/02\/florida-abortion-democrats-republican-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed<\/a> <em>The<\/em> <em>Washington Post<\/em> on Tuesday. \u201cFlorida is in play.\u201d Once a swing state, Florida has more and more been reliably pink over the past variety of years, with Republicans holding a supermajority within the legislature, <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> cruising to a second time period by practically 20 factors in 2022, and Trump successful there within the final two presidential elections. But following yesterday\u2019s rulings, Democrats now consider they eventually have a shot at pulling off what appeared not possible as of final week. \u201cMake no mistake: Florida is not an easy state to win, but it is a winnable one for President Biden,\u201d <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>\u2019s marketing campaign supervisor <strong>Julie Ch\u00e1vez Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> wrote in a\u00a0<a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24528021-flmemo\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24528021-flmemo&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24528021-flmemo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">memo<\/a> by which she famous the state\u2019s \u201ccruel and dangerous abortion ban.\u201d Commenting on the state\u2019s 4.4 million Democrats and the three.5 million who haven&#8217;t any occasion affiliation, <strong>Aubrey Jewett,<\/strong> a political science professor on the University of Central Florida, informed the <em>Post:<\/em> \u201cIf they feel strongly about protecting a woman\u2019s right to choose, then at the presidential level, there\u2019s a clear choice there with Biden versus Trump.\u201d (While Trump has criticized the six-week ban\u2014possible as a result of he is aware of how poorly it can play with voters\u2014he&#8217;s clearly not a recognized protector of reproductive rights, having solely appointed Supreme Court judges who vowed to overturn Roe, and floating the potential of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/donald-trump-suggests-hes-open-to-a-national-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a nationwide abortion ban<\/a> in a second time period.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Democrats consider the six-week ban may even have an effect on races down the poll, together with former Florida consultant <strong>Debbie Murcasel-Powell<\/strong>\u2019s effort to win <strong>Rick Scott<\/strong>\u2019s Senate seat (notably as a result of Scott has stated he would have signed a six-week ban as governor). After polls performed final month confirmed 73% of Floridians help the abortion modification, which requires 60% to cross, Florida Women\u2019s Freedom Coalition government director <strong>Anna Hochkammer<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/02\/us\/abortion-democrats-florida.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed<\/a> <em>The New York Times,<\/em> \u201cSupporters tend to be quite firm in their support, while opponents tend to be quite squishy,\u201d she stated. \u201cThis polls well across all demographics. It\u2019s motivating to young people and women, too. No one can deny that it will shape the voter universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Commenting on the abortion ruling on Monday, a Trump marketing campaign adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/01\/florida-abortion-desantis-trump-00150024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed<\/a> Politico the ex-president \u201csupports preserving life but has also made clear that he supports states\u2019 rights.\u201d He added: \u201cWhere President Trump thinks voters should have the last word, Biden and many Democrats want to allow abortion up until the moment of birth and force taxpayers to pay for it.\u201d (Obviously the declare Biden\u2014or anybody for that matter\u2014need abortion to be authorized \u201cup until the moment of birth\u201d just isn&#8217;t true in any respect, however hey, it\u2019s a slight enchancment on Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-north-america-donald-trump-ap-top-news-crime-273acfa7888d406d8cacb8dc601088be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">favourite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-trump-falsely-claims-roe-wade-allowed-infant-death-1875174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declare<\/a> that <em>Roe<\/em> allowed medical doctors to carry out abortions <em>after<\/em> ladies gave start.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court issued a horrifying ruling permitting the state\u2019s six-week abortion ban to enter impact, a transfer that basically outlaws the medical process there. (To provide you with an concept of how terrible the regulation is, Donald Trump, who frequently brags about killing Roe v. 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