Dems' smash-and-grab breaking point
Even in progressive San Francisco, politicians are perceiving crime to be a dire challenge.
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Even in progressive San Francisco, politicians are perceiving crime to be a dire challenge.
The Supreme Court's oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case last week got political minds wondering whether the abortion issue would make the midterm elections about anything other than what they normally are: a referendum on the incumbent president and his party.
In this post, I speculated about the likely political fallout in 2022 of a decision by the Supreme Court that year to overturn Roe v. Wade. I suggested that such a decision would energize Democrats (who likely will be in need of it) and might help swing a Senate seat or two in their favor. This, in turn, might enable Democrats to maintain control of the Senate. I concluded, however,
"Some may advise their clients not to focus on abortion rights at all."
And what Chris Christie and Jamie Raskin said at the Gridiron Club dinner.