Kellyanne Conway Urges GOP to Attack Abortion as Biden Campaign Releases Ad Pledging to Protect Women's Rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : In a May press release from SBA, Conway appeared to dangle support for a national ban on abortion, saying: "States' rights are essential, but leaders in Washington also must support our first freedom, the right to life."
51% : An anti-abortion stance proved fatal for many Republicans in the November 2022 midterms, and polls, including recent ones from Gallup show "broader support" for abortion after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision removing it a a constitutional right.
50% : "A record-high 69% say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy."
46% : "Most Americans believe abortion should be legal to some degree, particularly in the first trimester," Gallup also reported, in an article updated last month.
45% : "The majority also disagree with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, thus returning discretion over the legality of abortion to the states.
42% : But when Republicans talk about their support for abortion, their comments can be poorly received.
37% : Meanwhile, on Friday, the Biden for President re-election campaign released an ad (below) pledging support for a woman's right to choose while attacking Republicans who oppose that right and those calling for a federal ban on abortion.
35% :The move comes just over a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion - which many GOP-led states have done, and others have tried but failed.
34% : Despite the majority of Americans opposing a ban on abortion, Conway and Dannenfelser are pushing forward, writing, "many Republicans have been shockingly silent.
29% : ""One of the most harmful things Republicans said about abortion over the past year was ...
27% : On Thursday in a Washington Post op-ed, Conway and SBA's president, Marjorie Dannenfelser, attacked GOP candidates for not pushing harder against abortion, writing: "If they want to win, Republicans need to go on offense on abortion."
19% : As Pence continued to talk about opposing abortion, and as he announced his belief that abortion "is not a states-only issue," the graph sunk further.

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