Kansas!….
A RED STATE!
It ain’t even close…..
Should the Kansas constitution be amended to remove protections of abortion rights?
Updated just now
86% REPORTED
| Answer | Votes | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
|
No
|
484,982 | +60.0%60.0% |
|
Yes
|
323,948 | +40.0%40.0 |
|
Total reported
|
808,930 |
Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America’s reliably conservative states.
The defeat of the ballot referendum was the most tangible demonstration yet of a political backlash against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that had protected abortion rights throughout the country. The decisive margin — 60 to 39 percent, with about 80 percent of the votes counted as of Tuesday night — came as a surprise, and after frenzied campaigns with both sides pouring millions into advertising and knocking on doors throughout a sweltering final campaign stretch.
“The voters in Kansas have spoken loud and clear: We will not tolerate extreme bans on abortion,” said Rachel Sweet, the campaign manager for Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, which led the effort to defeat the amendment.
Ms. Sweet told supporters that a willingness to work across partisan lines and ideological differences helped their side win.
Registered Republicans far outnumber Democrats in Kansas — and abortion rights activists made explicit appeals to unaffiliated voters and center-right voters. In interviews last week in populous Johnson County, Kan., a number of voters said they were registered Republicans but opposed the amendment — a dynamic that almost certainly played out across the state, given the margin….
Note…
This is, and will be, a SERIOUS REBUKE to the Alito 5 and anti-abortion wingnuts who want to go even further against abortion , travel for procedures , and even contraception …
Raven Mae
@MaeNena73
Kornaki saying ~800,000 Kansas voters voted in this primary. Normally, it’s about 450,000. And they showed up to protect bodily autonomy.
But please, GOP, tell us again about how abortion isn’t as big of an issue as gas prices.
Was Donald Trump’s first reaction to Alito’s 5’s call correct?
Abortion ruling is gonna cause BIG TROUBLE for GOPer’s????
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tomoz 🧼🇺🇦
@tomozCali
Pro-Lifers coping so hard right now. Imagine your pet issue losing by double digits in a Trump+15 state. embarrassing