{"id":2221685,"date":"2024-04-15T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/internal-trump-memo-downplays-abortion-in-arizona-while-democrats-bank-on-opposite\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:35:48","slug":"internal-trump-memo-downplays-abortion-in-arizona-while-democrats-bank-on-opposite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/internal-trump-memo-downplays-abortion-in-arizona-while-democrats-bank-on-opposite\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump memo in Arizona plays down abortion as Democrats focus on the issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Finternal-trump-memo-downplays-abortion-in-arizona-while-democrats-bank-on-opposite%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=2221685&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--><p>The Trump campaign in Arizona downplays abortion\u2063 significance among voters, particularly focusing\u2063 on Democrats. Despite internal polling results suggesting otherwise, the impact of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-announce-sweeping-gun-control-restrictions\/\" title=\"Biden to Announce Sweeping Gun-Control Restrictions\">recent court ruling<\/a>\u200c on\u200d abortion laws remains\u200b uncertain. Meanwhile, Rep. Ruben Gallego\u2019s campaign\u2062 emphasizes abortion as a key issue, contrasting\u2062 the approaches of the two parties ahead of the ban&#8217;s \u200dupcoming enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Trump<\/a> campaign is downplaying the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">abortion<\/a> in the battleground state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a>, claiming the issue is a top concern for mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Democratic<\/a> voters after the state Supreme Court upheld a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2959358\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-civil-war-era-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump\">19th-century near-total ban on abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After conducting an internal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/723312588\/AZ-memo\">poll<\/a> from April 7-11 of 400 likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-voted-to-put-murderers-back-on-streets\/\" title=\"Fetterman Voted to Put Murderers Back on Streets\">general election voters<\/a> in the Grand Canyon State, Trump\u2019s top pollster, Tony Fabrizio, concluded that abortion is less important for Republican and independent voters, according to an internal campaign memo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArizona voters are NOT preoccupied with the Abortion ruling, it is largely Democrats,\u201d Fabrizio wrote in the memo, pointing to the section of the survey in which respondents were asked to weigh in on what story has recently captured their attention, pointing to the 24% of Democrats who cited the Arizona abortion news versus 6% of independents and 5% of Republicans. <\/p>\n<p>However, when the topics of \u201cArizona abortion ruling \/ abortion ban\u201d and \u201cabortion \/ women\u2019s rights\u201d are combined, 16% of voters polled mentioned that as their top story, which was tied with \u201cIsrael \/ Gaza.\u201d Both are higher than the 13% that cited \u201cBorder \/ illegal immigration \/ open border\u201d as a top story.<\/p>\n<p>When Arizonans were specifically asked about their top voting issue, abortion was not as prominent. The campaign found that among voters they believe to be \u201cpersuadable,\u201d their top issue was inflation (22%), followed by taxes, government spending and debt (14%), protecting democracy (13%), honesty in government (13%), and immigration and border security (12%). Only 3% of those voters cited abortion as a top issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only has the race in Arizona not changed as President Trump continues to lead, but Arizona voters are not as focused on the Abortion ruling or abortion as an issue overall as Biden and the Beltway Media want everyone to believe,\u201d Fabrizio wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Republicans in the state think it could be too early to fully capture the impact of the court ruling last Tuesday that will soon put into place a near<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-lives-matter-arkansas-gov-signs-near-total-abortion-ban-that-supporters-hope-will-force-scotus-to-revisit-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"\u2018All Lives Matter\u2019: Arkansas Gov. Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban That Supporters Hope Will Force SCOTUS To Revisit Roe v. Wade\">-total abortion ban<\/a> in the state that only makes exceptions to save the life of a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ban still hasn\u2019t gone into effect yet, so I think it\u2019s probably nearly impossible to measure the impact of it all,\u201d said a Republican consultant speaking on the condition of anonymity to reflect candidly on the situation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Trump team is trying to project a position of strength, but the fact of the matter is, once this law is officially implemented and people of our state see what it means, I think it will matter a lot more,\u201d the person added. \u201cThis memo just isn\u2019t a true reflection of what voters think, I think the polling is going to shift in the weeks to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ban is set to take effect 14 days after last Tuesday\u2019s ruling, on April 23, and will replace Arizona\u2019s 2022 law, which restricted most abortions after 15 weeks gestation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Ruben Gallego\u2019s (D-AZ) campaign is highlighting abortion as a top issue, releasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YeF6DwZQ22o\">a new digital ad<\/a> that features likely Republican challenger Kari Lake and puts together a highlight reel of her previous comments, praising the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and the 1864 abortion ban. Lake said in a 2022 interview on <em>The Conservative Circus with James T. Harris<\/em> that she was\u00a0\u201cincredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that\u2019s already on the books. I believe it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/ars\/13\/03603.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ARS 13-3603<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"YeF6DwZQ22o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kari Lake's \" great law width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YeF6DwZQ22o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, last week, Lake clarified her stance on abortion, speaking out against the Arizona ruling while also pushing GOP lawmakers in the state to repeal it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at where the population is on this, a full ban on abortion is not where the people are,\u201d Lake said in a video response to the ruling last week.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the election in Arizona could determine which candidate takes control of both the White House and Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1747884\/biden-wins-arizonas-11-electoral-votes-following-trump-campaign-objections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>won<\/a> Arizona by fewer than 11,000 votes in 2020 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threes-a-crowd-third-party-candidates-threaten-to-upend-battleground-arizona\/\" title=\"A trio in the mix: Third-party contenders shake up crucial Arizona race\">voter registration data continue<\/a> to show how influential moderates will be this cycle. The state\u2019s 1.4 million voters listed as \u201cother\u201d now make up <a href=\"https:\/\/azsos.gov\/elections\/results-data\/voter-registration-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>34% of Arizona\u2019s electorate<\/a>, far outnumbering Democrats and only slightly behind the number of registered Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump campaign minimizes abortion&#8217;s significance in Arizona, suggesting it&#8217;s a key concern for Democrats. This comes after the state Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to the 19th century. 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