{"id":2336026,"date":"2024-09-03T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrats-panic-abortion-amendment-isnt-silver-bullet-they-were-counting-on-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:05:09","slug":"new-york-democrats-panic-abortion-amendment-isnt-silver-bullet-they-were-counting-on-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrats-panic-abortion-amendment-isnt-silver-bullet-they-were-counting-on-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Democrats panic abortion amendment isn\u2019t silver bullet they were counting on &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fnew-york-democrats-panic-abortion-amendment-isnt-silver-bullet-they-were-counting-on-washington-examiner%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=2336026&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>In New York, Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned that an abortion \u2063amendment, intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-is-trying-to-turn-election-offices-into-partisan-get-out-the-vote-operations\/\" title=\"How Biden Is Trying To Turn Election Offices Into Partisan Get Out The Vote Operations\">boost voter turnout<\/a>, is backfiring, particularly for candidates in swing districts. The \u200bamendment, which includes provisions related to gender identity and expression, has faced criticism from conservatives, who argue it ties into broader attacks on Democrats, particularly regarding transgender\u2062 participation\u2062 in women&#8217;s sports. While abortion rights have strong support in New York, the language surrounding the amendment is seen as off-putting by some voters. Internal polling indicates that discussions around mixed-gender sports have significantly affected voter sentiment \u200din competitive \u2063House districts. As New York features several swing districts, Democrats fear that the negative perception of the amendment could dampen enthusiasm for their candidates. The\u200b situation complicates the Democrats\u2019 \u2064strategy, as they wish to counter the opposition \u200cwithout making the amendment appear politically\u2062 charged, which has negatively impacted similar initiatives in other\u2064 states.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York Democrats panic abortion amendment isn&rsquo;t silver bullet they were counting on<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744347\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> Democrats counting on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> ballot measure boosting turnout for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>party <\/a>have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/03\/new-york-democrats-abortion-rights-00176916?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>increasingly<\/a> worried it has become a problem for swing-seat candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Conservatives have effectively blasted the amendment for including provisions on &ldquo;gender identity&rdquo; and &ldquo;gender expression&rdquo; that connect with a nationwide attack on Democrats involving nonbiological females playing in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>While abortion and broad LGBT rights have outright support in the state, provisions about &ldquo;gender identity,&rdquo; &ldquo;pregnancy outcomes,&rdquo; and the rights relating to age are turning off some supporters. Internal polling shows that messaging about mixed-gender sports, in particular, has moved voters in battleground House districts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/03\/new-york-democrats-abortion-rights-00176916?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>New York has plenty of swing districts. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> projects the state has at least seven districts that are competitive, three of which are toss-ups with Republican incumbents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But if you add in the far-right talking points about this &mdash; boys competing in girls&rsquo; sports &mdash; support erodes quickly, and in these swing districts, it can dampen the enthusiasm for the candidates who are running on a support position,&rdquo; one Democrat said.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion has been a particularly critical nationwide issue this election cycle after the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> two years ago. Even in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/09\/abortion-rights-elections-red-states-00126225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> states, abortion rights have been an issue voters will back.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has built her campaign around support for abortion and reproduction rights. <\/p>\n<p>But in New York, the language of the &ldquo;equality amendment&rdquo; has caused trouble for what looked like an easy way for Democrats to boost turnout at the polls for their voters. Republicans in the state have been hammering away at the amendment, comparing it to the campaign to add a 1923-esque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalrightsamendment.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Equal Rights Amendment<\/a> to the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The broad and ambiguous language of the ERA would create new constitutional rights and likely become the subject of litigation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/change-the-world-elon-musk-champions-recording-videos-to-bolster-on-the-ground-reporting\/\" title=\"Elon Musk advocates video recording to enhance on-site reporting and change the world.\">activist groups seeking<\/a> to create new &lsquo;rights&rsquo; inconsistent with the views of most New Yorkers,&rdquo; the Republican Party of New York wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Among these new &lsquo;rights&rsquo; are &lsquo;gender identity&rsquo; and &lsquo;gender expression&rsquo; covering &lsquo;all persons&rsquo; including minor children,&rdquo; it continued. &ldquo;The ERA would create a constitutional right to medical transgender procedures without parental consent. As a new constitutional &lsquo;right,&rsquo; the ERA would override any existing statutes requiring parental consent for medical interventions to minors. Schools would likely be banned from disclosing students becoming transgender to their parents. Passage of this amendment would also mean that biological males could assert a new constitutional &lsquo;right&rsquo; to participate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-house-moves-forward-with-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"Utah House Moves Forward With Bill To Ban Transgender Athletes In School Sports\">female sports teams<\/a>, jeopardizing the fairness of such contests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats want to answer attacks against the amendment but also appear to be caught in a catch-22: If they respond to attacks, the amendment will be considered partisan, something they don&rsquo;t want because it has hurt ballot amendments in other states. But if they let the attacks fester, the amendment could be struck down or deal with heavier opposition than expected.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We exist in a political climate where there&rsquo;s a lot of misinformation out there, and I just would tell the voters to make sure they&rsquo;re knowledgeable about that proposition and understand what it&rsquo;s supposed to do,&rdquo; said John Mannion, who is running in a Democratic-leaning district against incumbent Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives believe the amendment could boost their voter turnout, too.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We think this jazzes up our voters, too,&rdquo; said Gerard Kassar, the chairman of the Conservative Party of New York, a right-leaning ballot line. &ldquo;We have every desire to talk about this and explain what we believe it does.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the Conservative Party has been effective at toppling ballot issues. In 2021, the party helped fund an effort to oppose a ballot amendment, which went on to fail, that would have expanded absentee voting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen in recent history that when the right wing in New York wants to take down a ballot initiative, they have wealthy people who will help them do that,&rdquo; said Loren Amor, a Democratic consultant. &ldquo;They can be quite effective, especially if there isn&rsquo;t a proportional response.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744347\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744347\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Democrats are growing increasingly anxious that the abortion ballot measure they hoped would enhance voter turnout is instead becoming a liability for candidates in competitive districts. Conservatives have criticized the amendment for its inclusion of &#8220;gender identity&#8221; and &#8220;gender expression&#8221; provisions, linking it to a broader national campaign against Democrats regarding nonbiological females participating in women&#8217;s sports. While abortion rights and general LGBT protections enjoy support in New York, aspects related to &#8220;gender identity,&#8221; &#8220;pregnancy outcomes,&#8221; and age-related rights are alienating some potential supporters. Internal polling indicates that discussions around mixed-gender sports have particularly influenced voters in key House districts, as reported by Politico. New York has numerous swing districts; the Cook Political Report identifies at least seven competitive areas, with three being toss-ups held by Republican incumbents. One Democrat noted that when far-right narratives about boys competing in girls&#8217; sports are introduced, support diminishes rapidly, which can dampen enthusiasm for candidates advocating these issues.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion has emerged as a crucial issue nationwide this election cycle following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago; even voters in Republican-leaning states have shown support for abortion rights. Vice President Kamala Harris has centered her campaign on advocating for reproductive rights. However, the language used in New York&#8217;s proposed &#8220;equality amendment&#8221; is causing complications for what initially seemed like an effective strategy to mobilize Democratic voters at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been vocally opposing this amendment, likening it to past efforts aimed at adding an Equal Rights Amendment reminiscent of 1923 proposals to the state constitution. The Republican Party of New York stated that the vague language of this amendment could create new constitutional rights leading to legal challenges from activist groups seeking additional \u201crights\u201d not aligned with most New Yorkers&#8217; views\u2014specifically mentioning \u201cgender identity\u201d and \u201cgender expression,\u201d which would encompass all individuals including minors.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that this amendment could establish a constitutional right allowing medical transgender procedures without parental consent and potentially prevent schools from informing parents if their children transition genders. Additionally, they claim it would enable biological males to claim a constitutional right to compete on female sports teams, undermining fairness in those competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats face a dilemma: responding directly may make them appear partisan\u2014a risk given similar amendments\u2019 failures elsewhere\u2014but ignoring attacks could lead to greater opposition or jeopardize passage altogether. John Mannion, running against incumbent Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) in a Democratic-leaning district emphasized educating voters about what the proposition entails amidst widespread misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives believe they can also leverage this issue to energize their base; Gerard Kassar from the Conservative Party of New York expressed confidence that discussing these topics will motivate their supporters as well. The Conservative Party has previously succeeded at defeating ballot measures\u2014such as funding efforts against an absentee voting expansion initiative\u2014which highlights their effectiveness when organized opposition arises without adequate counteraction from Democrats according to Democratic consultant Loren Amor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/abortion-ny.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37986,3685,32120,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2336026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-abortion-amendment","tag-democrats","tag-new-york","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/abortion-ny.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336026","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=2336026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}