Newsom seizes on the fight over abortion as a key part of his re-election campaign

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : He's going to lead the fight, not just in his reelection, but in protecting abortion and reproductive rights."
31% : In a recent interview, Dahle said he opposes abortion but understands that it will remain legal in California because of the Democratic majority in the Legislature.
29% :"Newsom is probably going to try to paint me as some crazy, but I'm not crazy in that area," Dahle said last week when asked about his views on abortion.
23% :Newsom's push to highlight abortion could raise the issue to a level of prominence not seen in a California governor's race since 1998, when Democrat Gray Davis made it a key component of his successful campaign against his staunch antiabortion opponent, Republican Dan Lungren.
18% :Newsom won office in 2018 campaigning on progressive causes such as universal healthcare and casting himself as the antithesis of then-President Trump at a turbulent political time in the country.

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