Trump's struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Trump took credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who helped provide the majority for overturning Roe v. Wade, saying he did the country "a great service."
70% : Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All, agreed, saying Harris did an excellent job countering Trump on abortion.
51% : Antiabortion activist Lila Rose praised Trump on social media for his comments.
44% : "But Republicans who want more abortion restrictions said Trump was making a smart political move by being vague on a tricky issue for the party.
39% : Trump dodged the veto question again when he talked to reporters after the debate.
37% : The next day, Trump said he would vote against the measure.
37% : Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, acknowledged Trump has a ways to go to match Harris on communicating about abortion.
34% : Trump, they said, simply acknowledged the reality that a national abortion ban is highly unlikely to pass a narrowly divided Congress anytime soon and that the matter should be left up to each state after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion in 2022.
34% : But if Tuesday represented Trump hitting his stride, the path wasn't very smooth.
23% : Trump eventually replied, "I'm not in favor of an abortion ban" and "I'm not signing a ban.
21% : Trump then was pushed on whether he would sign a national abortion ban.
18% : Trump falsely described Harris's running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as supporting "execution after birth."
16% : Pressed on Vance's statement, Trump said, "Well, I didn't discuss it with JD."
15% : His running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired on Aug. 25 that Trump would veto such a bill.
7% : "It was positive that Trump seemed to back down from JD Vance's comments about vetoing an abortion ban," she wrote on X. "Of course killing babies should be banned and if Congress sends you a pro-life law, sign it!"Murkowski, who has said she won't vote for Trump, pointed to the disconnect with Vance as a troubling part of Trump's answer.

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