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The Voters Backing Trump and Opposing Abortion Bans

November 7, 2024

What: Donald Trump’s definitive win happened along with seven states that voted against abortion bans — which means there were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion. Writer Jill Filipovic explores why and how.

Key line: “The positions of these voters are indeed incoherent. But they’re also reflective of the new political coalition Mr. Trump has built, and the kind of men and women who back him. …There’s something quite Trumpian about the ‘I’ve got mine’ style of politics that might drive someone to vote for abortion rights in her own state while not caring whether the president she picks will strip those rights from women elsewhere.”

Source: New York Times // https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/opinion/trump-abortion-election-harris.html

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