Democrats like John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Senate candidate, have made abortion a key midterm message, but GOP nominee Mehmet Oz says other issues are more important to voters.
Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz says his position on abortion is more in line with Pennsylvania votersDemocrats across the nation have latched on to abortion as a key, but Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz disagrees — and he's not alone.
, which sent the issue of abortion bans and restrictions to state legislatures, and Democrats say the issue will help them fend off Republicans hoping to take control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterms. Oz and many Republican commentators believe abortion is not at the top of mind to most voters, and insist that to the majority of the electorate, the GOP position is more moderate than what Fetterman and other Democrats are pushing for.
"It's a deal breaker for suburban women who are quite surprised that a medical doctor would go so far. And it energizes younger voters," Lake said. Recent Pennsylvania polling indicates only a slight increase in support for legal abortion without restrictions. Asurvey of Pennsylvania voters found in August that support for legal abortion in"any circumstance" increased after the Dobbs ruling, from 35% in May to 37% in August. But support for legal abortion"under certain circumstances" was at 52% in August, a decline from 54% in May, according to the poll.
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