Democrats do NOT win much in the RED State’s….
But this win just reinforces the fact that Abortion IS still something Democrats ARE getting votes against Republicans after the Supreme’s gave the abortion rules to the indiviual states…..Even against economic concerns among Americans…
An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the state Legislature on Tuesday, sending a message that abortion remains a winning issue for Democrats, even in the deep South.
Marilyn Lands won a state House seat in a rare competitive race to represent a district that includes parts of Huntsville. Lands, a mental health professional, centered her bid on reproductive rights and criticized the state’s near-total abortion ban along with a recent state Supreme Court ruling that temporarily banned in vitro fertilization.
“Today, Alabama women and families sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation,” Lands said in a statement. “Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban, fully restore access to IVF, and protect the right to contraception.”
Lands spoke openly about her own abortion experience, when she had a nonviable pregnancy that ended in abortion two decades ago. Her campaign ran a television ad sharing that story.
“It’s shameful that today women have fewer freedoms than I had two decades ago,” Lands says in the ad.
Lands’ victory is a promising sign for Democrats who are working to chip away at the GOP’s dominance of state legislatures in the South. Alabama Democrats for years have pleaded with national groups to invest more resources into a slumping state party infrastructure that is far outspent by Republicans.
Party leaders are hoping that Lands’ successful bid proves that the right message — and financial support from deep-pocketed groups — makes the difference….