President Joe Biden has never hidden the fact that his Catholic roots can make it difficult to be a politician in favor of abortion rights. In fact, he still rarely uses the word “abortion” at all.
The plans by the Biden campaign to make abortion rights central to its reelection campaign are quickly coming into focus, sparked, in part, by the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’sdecision that ended a constitutional right to the procedure. At its heart will be a central promise — to codify, a pledge the president has already made but will elevate in next year’s election, campaign officials told POLITICO.
But that did not stop Republican-led states from passing abortion restriction laws. As voters get used to such laws being on the books, it’s possible the urgency that came with the Supreme Court’s decision and the potency of the issue politically will begin to fade — or economic concerns over Biden’s leadership take precedence.The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday launched a new six-figure ad campaign, including digital ads and billboards in Washington, D.C.
The day Biden announced his reelection campaign, “we did the first event with Vice President Harris along with Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood and ACLU … and I think that says a lot,” she added. “The vice president and the president are really intent to keep abortion up front and center of the campaign.”