Women May Stop GOP Congressional Majorities.

September 6, 2022 Glen Turpening

The overturning of ‘Roe V. Wade’ has energized women voters and may halt the expected GOP gains. (Politico)

A sure sign: One after the other, Republican nominees in top Senate battlegrounds have softened, backpedaled and sought to clarify their abortion positions after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Another is that male candidates have begun putting their wives in front of the camera to speak directly to voters in new television ads. Those ads, along with public and internal polling data, suggest that the GOP’s struggle to attract women voters may turn out to be the biggest obstacle standing between the party and a potential Senate majority in 2023. A Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday showed that abortion was the single issue most likely to drive respondents to vote this fall, above inflation. And 52 percent of white suburban women say they would support a Democratic candidate in the election, the poll found, while only 40 percent said they would vote for the Republican.

By NATALIE ALLISON, writing for 'Politico'

The GOP entered 2022 with tail winds that seemed to be guaranteed to bring election victories in November. Things have changed drastically since the start of the year, namely the overturning of ‘Roe V. Wade’. Additionally, gas prices have decreased dramatically and President Biden had some legislative victories. Inflation has yet to subside overall which still gives the GOP a dramatic boost because that continues to eat into voters’ pockets on a daily basis.