Well, you may think politics in 2024 is going to
be exclusively dominated by the race for the White House.
And while that is true certainly to some extent,
there are other political battles that's expected to be fought
as well in the new year,
including multiple states dealing with multiple reproductive rights ballot measures.
Some of these measures are expected to occur in swing
states.
Let's start with these states,
all of which have voted on reproductive rights since the
Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade in 2022 from Michigan
to Montana so far.
Every time a ballot measure has been before voters,
the side advocating for more reproductive rights has won,
most recently last November. Ohio Putting abortion on the ballot
is a winning issue.
Chris Love is with Planned Parenthood's advocates of Arizona.
This is an issue that people really care about.
Barbara Trevecci is with Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central
Florida from the beaches of the Gulf to the desert
of Arizona.
Both women are part of a growing movement to put
reproductive rights on as many state ballots as possible in
2024.
According to the nonpartisan election tracking website Ballotpedia,
all of these states could have an abortion related measure
before voters.
In November, love telling us In Arizona,
advocates are already learning from other states to see what
campaign tactics work best as they strive to gather enough
signatures,
speak to their specific experiences what they would do differently.
What worked? So it was really great to have those
folks in the room.
Of course, this controversial topic being on the ballot in
so many states could have the potential to impact the
presidential race,
especially since the issue may be on the ballot in
many swing states.
Treveckey believes it will even get people to the polls
who may otherwise be inclined to sit 2024 out,
potentially impacting who wins the White House.
I believe this will be a huge bone to 2024
elections in Florida.
For conservatives across the country who advocate against abortion.
1024 is also an opportunity to potentially win an election.
We need to make sure we're doing a better job
of getting our message out.
Carol Tobias is the president of National Right to Life.
She says conservatives like her also need to figure out
how to raise more money.
She says they face a fundraising disadvantage going into next
year.
We are going to have to step up our fundraising
game.
There's no doubt about it.
Joe Saint George Scripts News,
Washington.