President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and presumed challenger Gov. Ron DeSantis have taken sharply diverging stances on abortion, each betting theirs will win the day with voters."Congress must restore the right that was taken away in Roe v. Wade — and protect Roe v. Wade," Biden said to applause at February's State of the Union address."Give every woman the constitutional right.
Biden has taken the Democratic Party's pro-abortion rights position of the last few decades, articulated on the midterm campaign trail, and Vice President Kamala Harris in particular has stumped for abortion rights since the decision came down.Trump, who forged an uneasy alliance with evangelicals en route to winning in 2016, has since kept his distance by embracing a hands-off"states right" stance.Susan B.
Maisel also says the Dobbs decision benefits Democrats generally more than Republicans, citing polls that say their position is shared by 60% of voters and the lack of consensus among GOP candidates. Trump himself has blamed Dobbs for Republicans' poor showing in the 2022 midterm elections. "DeSantis can use this to pick up all the crazies that support Trump," Florida-based Democratic strategist Sasha Tirador said."It's one thing to be conservative, one thing to be against abortion. Then there's the extreme crazies. Unfortunately, you can't win a primary without them in the Republican Party."