Dobbs flipped the political equation --

by omahadomer, Monday, April 06, 2026, 17:59 (112 days ago) @ Jay

I long maintained that Roe was a huge political gift to the Right. Candidates could fill out the Right to Life questionnaire and score 100%, knowing darn well that extreme stances like being opposed to the Plan B pill and no rape/incest exception had no chance of becoming law.

Now with the issue in the hands of state legislatures, the definition of being "pro life" has become allowing termination up to 12 weeks. I don't know of any successful candidate who has taken the hard line of no Plan B pill etc.

With Dobbs having thrown the issue back to the states, who the President is doesn't make much difference. The Left has had a heyday backing candidates from the Right into corners based on their past rhetoric.

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