rocket fuel for what is typically a low-key primary in the summer. the amendment to strip abortion protection was defeated by nearly 20 points. a resounding backlash against those pushing more abortion restrictions in the wake of the supreme court decision on roe. here is some of the reaction when the results came in. [ cheers and applause ] ? so grateful and overjoyed in this moment now. i m really proud our state came through and decisively won. i just decided i know and my loved ones can get the health care we need and deserve. i m astounded. but it wasn t just the margin that raised eye brows. the turnout was historic. more than 900,000 kansasan cast ballots in the sweltering heat. nearly double the primary turnout in 2018 and almost triple what it was in 2014. all this in a state that is overwhelmingly republican and with no major contested democratic races to entice the voters to the polls. only abortion. what does it mean for reproductive rights in other stat
rocket fuel for what is typically a low-key primary in the summer. the amendment to strip abortion protection was defeated by nearly 20 points. a resounding backlash against those pushing more abortion restrictions in the wake of the supreme court decision on roe. here is some of the reaction when the results came in. [ cheers and applause ] ? so grateful and overjoyed in this moment now. i m really proud our state came through and decisively won. i just decided i know and my loved ones can get the health care we need and deserve. i m astounded. but it wasn t just the margin that raised eye brows. the turnout was historic. more than 900,000 kansasan cast ballots in the sweltering heat. nearly double the primary turnout in 2018 and almost triple what it was in 2014.