Lopsided Pro-Choice Vote Out Of Kansas Shocks Everyone.
Kansas voters do not like abortion restrictions and it showed in their vote to keep reproductive protections in place. (CNN)
“The size and scope of the result were a shock to even the most optimistic Democrats. Not only did voters reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would have opened the door to strict abortion laws in the Republican state, but they did it by turning out in huge numbers, dwarfing turnout in more recent primary elections and signaling that the issue can motivate even Republican-leaning voters in a state former President Donald Trump won by 15 points in 2020.
The political impact of what happened in Kansas will be most directly felt in the November midterm elections – particularly in races for governor and attorney general after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, throwing the issue of abortion to the states. The June ruling has led to bans on the procedure being enforced in several states while opening the door to more restrictions in others. At least four other states will be voting on abortion-related ballot measures this November, but Democratic strategists are looking to the Kansas result to extrapolate lessons for states where abortion won’t be on the ballot.”
A vote that was truly shocking came out of the crimson red state of Kansas. Voters in that state decided to protect abortion rights instead of restricting a woman’s access to the procedure. The state is known to be one of the most conservative in the nation yet came through with a lopsided vote that protects a women’s right to choose. If this trend will continue in other states or if this is a one off is the biggest question heading into the midterms this November.
