{"id":1295,"date":"2026-07-17T11:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1295"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:42:26","slug":"democratic-voters-are-not-thinking-about-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1295","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado has long been a leading defender of abortion rights. But her record didn\u2019t help much with voters earlier this month when she <span><u>lost her primary<\/u><\/span> to upstart <span><u>democratic socialist Melat Kiros<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1290\">Trump Demands New Probes and Charges Based on Info That\u2019s Anything but New<\/a><\/p><p>Similarly, Maine state auditor <span><u>Matt Dunlap beat state Sen. Joe Baldacci<\/u><\/span> in the Democratic primary in Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District in June, despite attacks about Dunlap\u2019s past anti-abortion record being a <span><u>major part<\/u><\/span> of the <span><u>messaging against him<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>These are the most recent examples of how abortion has receded as an issue in 2026 compared to the 2022 and 2024 elections, when it was one of Democrats\u2019 top electoral focuses. In fact, more than three times as many abortion-related ads ran from January to mid-July 2024 \u2014 with candidates and organizations spending nearly double on them \u2014 as did in the same period of 2026, according to a NOTUS analysis of data from AdImpact, an advertising tracking company.<\/p><p>But Democrats\u2019 focus on abortion rights <span><u>didn\u2019t deliver wins for the party in 2024<\/u><\/span> the way it did in 2022. Democrats effectively prevented a red wave in the 2022 midterms by heavily messaging against the Supreme Court\u2019s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protected abortion access. <span><u>Republicans fended off<\/u><\/span> Democrats\u2019 abortion attacks in 2024, with President Donald Trump <span><u>formally declaring that the Republican Party did not support a federal abortion ban<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on.\" class=\"wp-image-1140\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump Speech\" class=\"Image\" data-image-size=\"standardStory\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/d9b009f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/d9b009f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 1x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/32aa963\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/660x440!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 2x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/ece320e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/990x660!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 3x\" width=\"330\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump Demands New Probes and Charges Based on Info That\u2019s Anything but New\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks alongside President Donald Trump\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump Administration Cuts Off Health Care Research Grants Without Warning\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump Airport Renaming\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a9153e92b05534d5ba174f98d5178399-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a9153e92b05534d5ba174f98d5178399-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a9153e92b05534d5ba174f98d5178399-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a9153e92b05534d5ba174f98d5178399.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      \u2018Catch the Barfs\u2019: Trump Airport Name Change Disgusts Travelers\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>This election cycle, polling <span><u>has<\/u><\/span> <span><u>continuously<\/u><\/span> <span><u>shown<\/u><\/span> that voters are mostly concerned about the economy and cost of living, with abortion dropping as a top issue. As a result, lawmakers and abortion rights groups are making adjustments.<\/p><p>Abortion \u201cis just as important, but I think what\u2019s happened is that back in 2022, with the Supreme Court decision, people felt the immediate impacts, and now people are really feeling the increased cost of living, and you know whether it\u2019s rent, groceries,\u201d Democratic Rep. Nanettee Barrag\u00e1n of California told NOTUS.<\/p><p>Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nevada) said abortion would definitely play a part in her race because Nevada is <span><u>one of three states<\/u><\/span> with a constitutional measure to protect abortion rights on the ballot. But, she said, \u201cI think the economy is a far bigger issue for people on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/p><p>One House Democrat from a competitive district who declined to comment on the record told NOTUS that the party not prioritizing abortion messaging is a positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you polled the American people in November of last year and you said, \u2018What are the issues that you care about the most?\u2019 they would say affordability, immigration, taxes, crime and health care,\u201d the lawmaker said. \u201cIf you asked those same people, \u2018What do you think the Democrats are pushing?\u2019 they would say abortion rights, LGBTQ rights. \u2026 That\u2019s why we were losing, because we weren\u2019t talking about the things that people were talking about.\u201d<\/p><p>While Democrats have stepped back on their abortion messaging, abortion rights groups have announced major spending and are encouraging Democrats to .<\/p><p>Reproductive Freedom for All <span><u>announced<\/u><\/span> a $23.5 million campaign to mobilize voters and \u201chold anti-abortion politicians accountable.\u201d It\u2019s the most the group has spent in a midterm election. Planned Parenthood is <span><u>spending over $47 million<\/u><\/span> to unseat Republicans who voted to <span><u>\u201cdefund\u201d the organization<\/u><\/span> through the so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill.<\/p><p>Angela Vasquez-Giroux, vice president of communications for Planned Parenthood Votes, told NOTUS that the group understands that voters aren\u2019t only considering abortion when looking into November, but that Democrats still need to focus on the issue because it can help rally voters.<\/p><p>\u201cThe folks they\u2019re speaking to have concerns around yes, groceries, yes, gas prices, yes, health care, yes, abortion,\u201d Vasquez-Giroux said. \u201cAll of those things are weighing on people\u2019s minds, and we can\u2019t set any of those aside or make assumptions about what people want to hear from champions, from incumbents.\u201d<\/p><p>Another reason abortion may not be talked about much this cycle is that some Democrats are facing competitive primaries. Unlike previous election cycles, Democrats have seen a surge in progressive challengers driven by anti-establishment outrage.<\/p>\n<p>The outcomes for both DeGette and Dunlap are products of that.<\/p><p>\u201cThe electorate is full of rage,\u201d Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont), who has <span><u>led major abortion-rights legislation<\/u><\/span>, told NOTUS. \u201cI think anyone in office right now could be susceptible to that because people are so desperate right now in terms of not being able to afford housing, health care. They don\u2019t think they have a good future that they can think about.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1286\">Haley Stevens Is Getting Flamed Online. Will It Matter in Michigan?<\/a><\/p><p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), who, along with DeGette, co-chairs the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, formerly known as the Pro-Choice Caucus, attributed DeGette\u2019s loss to voters\u2019 desire for change in the Democratic Party: \u201cI was elected in a primary myself, and 2018 was in many ways a change election year, and I think we\u2019re in the midst of something very similar.\u201d<\/p><p>Pressley, however, pushed back at criticism that abortion isn\u2019t as salient in 2026, saying that it\u2019s tied to the economy: \u201cIt\u2019s an economic issue, and so when you say that people care about affordability and they care about bread-and-butter issues, core to that is someone\u2019s bodily autonomy.\u201d<\/p><p>One Democratic strategist, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly, told NOTUS that incumbents with strong abortion-rights records can\u2019t rely on them alone to fend off Democratic challengers because supporting access is already a party tenet. Kiros and DeGette both support codifying abortion rights into federal law, so voters in the race instead looked for \u201csomebody who\u2019s perceived as more of a fighter rather than a legislative tactician,\u201d the strategist said.<\/p><p>DeGette told NOTUS that abortion \u201cwas not really an issue in my race.\u201d She said voters are mostly \u201cthinking about affordability and fighting against Trump,\u201d but added that it\u2019s still an issue that voters see as a disqualifier, particularly for Republicans candidates, calling it \u201ca gateway to whether they\u2019re going to support somebody or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldacci tried to use abortion against Dunlap in the Maine primary.<\/p><p>Baldacci was endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All, formerly known as NARAL, and he <span><u>released an ad<\/u><\/span> attacking Dunlap because he <span><u>voted for a bill<\/u><\/span> in 2003 that would have required doctors to tell patients at least 24 hours before a scheduled abortion about risks of the procedure and about alternatives. The bill never became law in Maine.<\/p><p>Dunlap <span><u>put out his own ad<\/u><\/span> in response, calling Baldacci a \u201clying puppet owned by DC corporate bosses.\u201d The ad said Dunlap \u201cis pro-choice,\u201d that he has a \u201c100% pro-choice rating\u201d and that he was endorsed by the \u201cformer head of Planned Parenthood.\u201d<\/p><p>Harry Burke, a spokesperson for Dunlap, directed NOTUS to a nonpartisan <span><u>VoteSmart<\/u><\/span> analysis on his record. However, the analysis shows he didn\u2019t always have the highest rating for backing abortion rights bills.<\/p><p>Burke said that in the general election, Dunlap would target former Gov. Paul LePage, his GOP opponent, for opposing abortion: \u201cMatt will defend reproductive freedom in Congress.\u201d<\/p><p>Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO for Reproductive Freedom for All, which endorsed Baldacci, told NOTUS that \u201cMainers care deeply about abortion and if Baldacci was able to make the aggressive case that his opponent was going to harm abortion rights, I think that was a fair shot and it was something that was persuasive to us. But was it the main issue that drove that election? No.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abortion could be a factor in Maine\u2019s Senate race, <span><u>following Graham Platner\u2019s exit<\/u><\/span> as the Democratic candidate. Troy Jackson, former Maine state Senate president, who hopes to replace Platner as the nominee, is <span><u>already facing questions<\/u><\/span> about his past support for anti-abortion legislation.<\/p><p>If Jackson <span><u>becomes the Democratic nominee<\/u><\/span>, he will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has a long record of <span><u>voting in favor of protecting abortion rights<\/u><\/span>. Jackson recently <span><u>released an ad<\/u><\/span> saying \u201cabortion is health care, and that is something that I am going to fight for every day of the week.\u201d<\/p><p>Some Democrats say that while they\u2019re not seeing abortion emerge as a top issue, the party is still committed to expanding access.<\/p><p>Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider said he always mentions abortion rights in campaign speeches, despite it not being front of mind for voters.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1279\">As Maine Goes, So Go Incumbents Winning<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cNo one\u2019s asking me about it,\u201d he said. \u201cThey just expect me to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support for abortion rights has taken a back seat to pocketbook issues during the Democratic primary season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion - 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