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In the first elections after the Supreme Court’s result overturned the Roe v. Wade case, Democrats’ participation in Illinois, New York, and other primaries on Tuesday was less than in the previous interim cycle.
The 2022 primary season has seen poor participation from Democratic voters, compared to the mid-2018 period when the Democratic Party swept the House of Representatives in response to a blue wave to former President Donald Trump. That hasn’t changed since the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Friday. This overturned the 50-year precedent that granted constitutional rights to abortion and returned abortion restrictions to the state.
“In all states, with one exception, I’ve seen Democratic turnout drop or level off significantly, while Republican turnout in almost every state has risen significantly compared to 2018. “We are,” GOP voting consultant John Couvillon told FoxNews Digital.
Democrats are raising money, and abortion (and many other rights) tells voters that abortion is at stake if the party wins at least two seats in the Senate and doesn’t maintain a majority in the House of Representatives. I’m telling you. Left-wing analysts say abortion is a major factor for the Republicans in November. However, this message did not make a big chord with voters in the primary.
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In Illinois, more than 1.3 million people voted for the Democratic primary in the 2018 midterm elections. On Tuesday, 821,200 people voted for the Governor’s Democratic primary, counting an estimated 94% of ballots. This difference reflects a turnout drop of nearly 40%.
“When we were talking about the impact of the Roe v. Wade vote on the vote, we saw little impact on the June 28 vote,” Cubilon told Fox News Digital. “That was the same story in early May when Dobbs’ decision was leaked,” Cubilon said in early voting in Georgia and North Carolina, but no more Democrats would appear. Republicans were still motivated to participate. “
Low energy turnout reflects the pattern seen throughout this mid-cycle.
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“First, through the primaries, Republicans are more active and vibrant than Democrats. The gap in enthusiasm is reflected in the voting data,” RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan told Fox News Digital. rice field.
Other factors do affect the level of turnout in races across the state. As Bevan points out, “2018 was a big year for the Democrats. They were furious with Trump and were able to take on a competitive primary here. [former Illinois governor] Bruce Rounder. This year is the opposite: [incumbent Gov. JB] Pritzker did not face the actual opposition. It may also explain the decline in turnout. “
But, according to Cubilon, nationally, major participation shows that political winds are in favor of the Republicans this year. “In the states that have held primaries so far, the 2018 party vote was 53% democracy. This year we have 53% Republicans, so we have this swing,” Couvillon said.
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A similar decline in turnout was seen in the New York Governor’s Democratic primary. In 2018, more than 1.5 million voters voted in the Democratic Governor’s constituency, reducing the number of voters to 863,238 on Tuesday, an estimated 95% of the ballots counted.
“We’ve seen this since the beginning of the primary season. Republicans’ turnout is rising and they’re working more aggressively. This is reflected in all voting data and for everyone. Are watching on the ground. These races. “
The Republicans are eager to regain the House of Representatives and the Senate, but “the Democrats are frankly depressed,” Bevan said.
If Roe’s overthrow was a significant issue in the medium term, it could have caused some turnout in the primary, which didn’t happen this week, and abortion was the main issue since the leak. It is not clear that. Dobbs draft opinion.
“Every time the Democrats thought there was a problem that could change the dynamics of the election, it didn’t happen,” Bevan said. “This decision, those who think Roe will radically change the dynamics of the election — I think they’re kidding as long as we stay in the situation of 8% inflation and 6 gallons of gas.”
Part of the reason Roe wasn’t a major issue is that both parties are mostly struggling in their place — Democratic candidates are likely to support access to abortion, and Republicans You may oppose it. But even in races where abortion can make a difference, it doesn’t seem to be the case. Texas parliamentarian Henry Cuellar survived slightly in the primary with rival Jessica Cisneros, who attacked the enemy in an abortion position.
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Polls suggest that abortion is more important to Americans than it was in the last few years, but it’s still far from the biggest concern for voters.
“Something like the Roe v. Wade case is a lot of the current problem, as opposed to the much more widespread that affects all American families. Abortion can be important at a democratic hub. It’s a very niche kind of problem that has sex, but many countries don’t. “