The Daily Populous Thursday September 12nd, 2024 night edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by larel8

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notice_me_senpai- on September 11st, 2024 at 16:31 UTC »

> “Well I didn’t discuss it with J.D., in all fairness. And I don’t mind if he has a certain view, but I don’t think he was speaking for me,”

Ridiculous. Abortion has to be a top 5, at least top 10 voter issue. That one topic never came up? Do they ever talked with each others?

Before Trump era, this would be career ending. This level of incompetence is staggering.

Squirrel_Chucks on September 11st, 2024 at 16:25 UTC »

Let's remember Ohio, one of the example states that had a referendum on abortion.

Republicans there were like "oh shit, we will lose that vote," so they tried to sneak in a special August vote (something they said they would not do) to raise the threshold for changing the constitution.

The Threshold was 51% of votes from the electorate required to amend the state constitution.

The favorability of protecting abortion rights was a bit higher than that.

So, Republicans tried to raise that threshold to 60%.

They failed, but it is a sign that "the states can decide" doesnt mean the GOP will actually respect voter's preferences.

FoggyBricks on September 11st, 2024 at 15:55 UTC »

How would he even know, both of them made it sound like they never talk to eachother.