News coverage is highlighting how “Republican hopefuls are learning the perils of political take-backs” as they get caught “trying to disappear the hardline anti-abortion stances they took during their primaries” – a clumsy move that has “emboldened Democrats to mount an aggressive offense.”
See for yourself:
Washington Post: Republicans in key races scrap online references to Trump, abortion
Attempts by GOP candidates in competitive contests to pivot away from these issues have emboldened Democrats to mount an aggressive offense
By Colby Itkowitz
August 30, 2022
Axios: The Big Scrub
By Alexi McCammond and Andrew Solender
August 31, 2022
ABC News: First-time GOP candidates learn walk-back lessons: The Note
By Rick Klein, Averi Harper, and Paulina Tam
August 31, 2022
Vice News: Republicans Have Realized That Forcing People to Give Birth Is Wildly Unpopular
By Paul Blest
August 30, 2022
Salon: What abortion ban? GOP candidates abruptly ditch long-held positions in post-Roe scramble
By Areeba Shah
August 31, 2022
The 19th News: Republican midterm candidates are trying to rewrite their history on abortion. Here’s what that means.
By Shefali Luthra
August 30, 2022
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