{"id":2077446,"date":"2023-10-24T06:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-youngkin-bets-15-week-abortion-cap-will-deliver-2023-gop-takeover\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:16:22","slug":"november-to-remember-youngkin-bets-15-week-abortion-cap-will-deliver-2023-gop-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-youngkin-bets-15-week-abortion-cap-will-deliver-2023-gop-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin is confident that implementing a 15-week abortion cap will lead to a GOP takeover in 2023."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnovember-to-remember-youngkin-bets-15-week-abortion-cap-will-deliver-2023-gop-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>November to Remember: Virginia Elections Could Launch\u200d Youngkin National Run<\/h2>\n<p>The 2023 elections may not have \u200dthe fireworks of 2024, but there is still plenty up for \u200cgrabs. In this &#8220;off-year,&#8221;\u2062 most of which \u2064takes place \u2064on Nov. 7, Virginia will be keenly watched, particularly by followers of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and whether he can springboard Republican success into\u200b national aspirations. Meanwhile, the governor&#8217;s mansion is up for grabs \u200bin Kentucky and Mississippi. New Jersey&#8217;s Republicans believe they have a real shot at turning the state red in \u2062legislative elections, while there are also \u200bfierce mayoral and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-virginia-elections-could-launch-youngkin-national-run\/\" title=\"Virginia elections in November could potentially launch Youngkin's national political career.\">district attorney battles<\/a> throughout the United States. Voters will also decide several fascinating referendums, particularly in Ohio, \u200bMaine, and Texas. This \u200dWashington Examiner series, <strong>November to Remember<\/strong>, will dive into all \u2063of these and more over the following two weeks. Part Two will deal with abortion in Virginia.<\/p>\n<h3>Abortion Takes Center Stage in Virginia \u2062Elections<\/h3>\n<p>As control of Virginia&#8217;s legislature \u2062hangs in the balance on Nov. 7, abortion has emerged as\u200c one of the most prominent issues \u200cin the election as the commonwealth remains the last state in the South without restrictions\u2063 while Republicans coalesce around a 15-week protection.<\/p>\n<p>The election will determine how \u2063Gov. Glenn \u2063Youngkin (R-VA) \u200dwill\u2063 be able to govern going into\u2062 his final two years in office, as Republicans currently hold a slim 48-46 majority in the House of Delegates, with six vacancies, and\u2063 Democrats control the Senate by a narrow 22-17 majority, with one vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion has proved a divisive topic since \u2064the overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer and has even split Republicans on how to address the issue. In 2022, many Republicans\u2064 avoided talking about abortion, a decision SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser called \u200dthe &#8220;head in the sand&#8221; strategy\u2063 that resulted in mediocre\u2062 gains for\u2063 the party and Democrats owning the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In \u2062Virginia, \u2063we made the determination we are not going to repeat 2022,&#8221; Youngkin senior adviser Dave Rexrode told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;We have told Virginians where we\u200d stand, corrected the record when Democrats \u200clie, \u200band we\u2019ve exposed their extreme no limits abortion position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Youngkin tries to lead Republicans to victory, he has flipped this strategy on its head, garnering candidate support around\u200d his 15-week &#8220;consensus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Governor Youngkin wants\u200c to bring Virginians together around a bill that protects life \u200cat 15 weeks, when a baby can feel pain, with exceptions \u2064after that for rape, incest, and the life of the mother,&#8221; \u2062Rexrode said. &#8220;Virginia Democrats have no vision or agenda for the Commonwealth in this election, which is why they fear-monger on abortion. It\u2019s desperate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans attempted to pass a 15-week restriction earlier\u2062 this year, which died in the \u2064Senate. Virginia \u200dcurrently allows abortion to 26 weeks\u2062 and six days \u2014 nearly seven months. The second-most permissive state \u2064in the South is neighbor North\u2064 Carolina, which restricts abortion after 12 weeks and six days.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin&#8217;s\u200b Spirit of Virginia PAC made the first ad buy of the cycle a $1.4 million spot focusing on abortion,\u200c saying Democratic messaging on a &#8220;ban&#8221; is &#8220;disinformation&#8221; and &#8220;politics at its worst.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no ban,&#8221; the ad states, noting\u2062 that 69% of\u2062 Virginians agree with the Republican position, citing \u200ca University of Mary Washington poll. It noted that Virginia Democrats support zero limits on abortion, \u2063asking voters, &#8220;reasonable limits or no limits at all?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball at \u200cthe\u200d University of Virginia Center for Politics, told the Washington Examiner that if Republicans are successful, their strategy will likely be \u200cused nationwide \u200bin 2024, and Virginia will be seen as a bellwether. However, he also noted he has little doubt Biden will carry the Old Dominion next year.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman called \u200babortion &#8220;certainly one of, if not the most salient issue in this campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s \u200bbeen something that the Democrats have \u200breally played up,&#8221; said Coleman, noting that in some\u2063 form or another, pretty much every Democratic campaign mailer across the state includes\u2062 messaging on \u200dabortion.<\/p>\n<p>The issue also defined \u2064primary elections for Democrats, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcenany-rips-tapper-after-he-implies-shes-appealing-to-conspiracists\/\" title=\"McEnany Rips Tapper After He Implies She\u2019s Appealing To Conspiracists\">pro-abortion stance<\/a> became the litmus test for candidacy, \u2064Coleman explained.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are staking a lot on the abortion issue, on which they\u200d have already found success. Earlier this\u2064 year, they flipped a \u200cSenate seat in \u200ca special election to fill the seat left by Rep. Jen Kiggans\u2064 (R-VA), messaging heavily on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to continue to downplay and dismiss women\u2019s rights and\u200d abortion rights, like women don\u2019t have a voice,\u201d\u2064 Democratic state Sen. Aaron Rouse, who won Kiggans&#8217;s old\u2063 seat, said. \u201cWomen\u2064 have been very loud and\u2062 clear in the state of Virginia: Don\u2019t touch my rights, my freedom, when it comes to making a really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-youngkin-bets-15-week-abortion-cap-will-deliver-2023-gop-takeover\/\" title=\"Youngkin is confident that implementing a 15-week abortion cap will lead to a GOP takeover in 2023.\">tough healthcare \u2062decision<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats have also\u200b run a series of ads on abortion highlighting the South&#8217;s move \u2063to restrict the\u2063 procedure, \u2064stating, &#8220;it&#8217;s happening all around us&#8221;\u2063 and &#8220;MAGA Republicans in Richmond want Virginia to be next.&#8221; The ad also says Republicans\u2063 want\u2064 a &#8220;total abortion ban, no exceptions&#8221; and \u2063states Republicans want to send\u2063 women and doctors to jail for \u200bobtaining or providing\u2064 abortions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, abortion giant Planned Parenthood has thrown at least $3.5 million into Virginia to message on abortion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-roe-is-overturned-bishops-can-no-longer-let-catholic-democrats-off-the-hook\/\" title=\"If Roe Is Overturned, Bishops Can No Longer Let Catholic Democrats Off The Hook\">support pro-abortion candidates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Virginians should have the freedom to decide if and when\u2064 they have children without the government and politicians interfering,&#8221; Planned \u2064Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Executive Director Jamie Lockhart told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;We know that Virginians overwhelmingly support protecting abortion access and we are focused on supporting our endorsed candidates who will stop an abortion ban.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u2062 University of Mary Washington poll, 53% of Virginians say the\u200b overturn of Roe will\u2063 be\u2064 a &#8220;major factor&#8221; in how they vote this year. However, the same poll indicates that legislative races\u2064 are \u2064in a dead heat, with 40% of respondents preferring Democratic control of the General Assembly\u200b and\u2064 37% preferring Republican, with a 3%\u2064 margin of error. Party preference is \u2062tied at 42% among likely voters.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 23% said\u2062 abortion should be legal \u2064in all cases and 34% said it should be legal in most cases, compared to 8%\u2063 who said it should \u2063be illegal in all cases and \u206327% saying \u200dit should be illegal in most cases.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman compared the abortion issue to the education issue, noting Youngkin&#8217;s \u200dand Republicans&#8217; unexpected\u2062 success on parental rights in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Education, like abortion, is one of those issues that public opinion often breaks towards Democrats or voters tend to usually trust Democrats \u200cmore on that issue. That wasn&#8217;t the case in 2021 because [Youngkin] sort of owned that issue,&#8221; \u2062he \u2064said, but described abortion as a &#8220;thornier issue than education.&#8221; He\u2064 also said that, since the overturn of \u200bRoe, Democrats have been &#8220;overperforming&#8221; across the \u2062country.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman also said that while he thinks Democrats have a slight advantage in retaining the \u2062Senate, the House is a &#8220;true toss-up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/november-to-remember-virginia-elections-could-launch-youngkin-national-run\">CLICK HERE TO READ\u2063 MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON \u2064EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does \u2062the majority support for\u2064 some level of restrictions on\u200c abortion in\u2063 Virginia affect the Republican strategy in\u200b the elections?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  -choice candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the strong messaging from\u200d Democrats, \u200cRepublicans are hopeful that their 15-week protection stance will resonate with\u2063 voters, especially since a majority of Virginians support some level of restrictions on abortion.\u2063 A\u2064 recent poll conducted by the University of Mary Washington\u2064 showed that 69% of Virginians agree with the Republican position.<\/p>\n<p>If Republicans are successful in the Virginia \u2064elections, their \u200dstrategy on abortion could\u200c be \u200dreplicated \u200bnationwide \u2064in 2024.\u2062 The outcome of the elections will be closely watched, and Virginia may serve as \u200ba bellwether for \u2063the direction of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion has become the defining\u200b issue of this election campaign, with both parties heavily focusing on the \u2064topic\u2062 in their messaging. Democrats have made abortion rights\u2064 a key part of their platform, while Republicans have centered their campaign\u200c around the 15-week protection proposal.<\/p>\n<p>For Democrats, the issue of abortion has already yielded success. Earlier\u2062 this year, they flipped a Senate seat in a special election by emphasizing their \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-was-ambivalently-pro-choice-then-i-learned-a-harsh-truth\/\" title=\"I Was Ambivalently Pro Choice. Then I Learned A Harsh Truth.\">pro-choice stance<\/a>. They hope\u200d to continue \u2064this momentum in \u2063the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats have also launched\u200d a series of ads highlighting the South&#8217;s move to restrict abortion, accusing Republicans of wanting a &#8220;total abortion ban, no exceptions&#8221; and threatening jail time for women and doctors involved in the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand,\u200d Republicans, led by Governor Glenn \u2063Youngkin, are determined not \u200bto repeat \u2064the mistakes of the\u200c 2022 elections, where \u2062they avoided discussing abortion and failed to make \u200csignificant gains. Youngkin&#8217;s \u2064campaign has boldly embraced the issue,\u200d framing their 15-week protection proposal as a consensus-based\u200c approach that protects\u200c life while allowing\u200b for exceptions in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 battle \u200cover abortion in\u2062 Virginia\u200b reflects the broader national debate \u2063on the issue. As the Supreme \u200cCourt&#8217;s decision on Roe v. Wade looms, both parties are positioning themselves to shape the future of abortion policy in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The November elections in Virginia will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications. The outcome will\u2063 not only determine the balance of power in the\u200c state&#8217;s legislature but also serve\u2064 as a litmus test for how \u2064the abortion issue plays out on\u200d a national scale. Whether Governor Youngkin \u2062can successfully lead Republicans to\u2063 victory and establish a model for future elections remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>As the election draws near, voters will carefully\u200b consider where the candidates stand \u200don abortion and\u2064 how their positions align with their own\u2063 beliefs and values. The future of abortion policy in Virginia hangs in the\u2062 balance,\u2062 and the results \u200bof\u200c the elections will shape the state&#8217;s trajectory for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>up for grabs in New Jersey, where the outcome will be closely observed for potential implications on the national political landscape. While the 2023 elections may lack the excitement of 2024, they hold significant importance, especially in Virginia and New Jersey, as they could shape the future ambitions of politicians and impact the broader political scenario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2077447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2077446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}