You tell me.
A guy known by the right as an obvious RINO, as establishment as they come, and a fan of Biden (you can see a video of him crying like a little baby over how much he admires Biden), obviously hates populist Reps, knowing full well how much of a hotbed topic abortion is to the left and how close the polls have become apparently because of abortion, introduces a bill like this he knows doesn't have a chance (which was also a change of a view he previously held), and I'm supposed to believe he's not trying to throw the midterms in favor of the Dems?
Or is he really just that dumb? You be the judge.
Graham's proposed near-total national abortion ban quickly meets GOP resistance
(bold emphasis mine)
A guy known by the right as an obvious RINO, as establishment as they come, and a fan of Biden (you can see a video of him crying like a little baby over how much he admires Biden), obviously hates populist Reps, knowing full well how much of a hotbed topic abortion is to the left and how close the polls have become apparently because of abortion, introduces a bill like this he knows doesn't have a chance (which was also a change of a view he previously held), and I'm supposed to believe he's not trying to throw the midterms in favor of the Dems?
Or is he really just that dumb? You be the judge.
Graham's proposed near-total national abortion ban quickly meets GOP resistance
(bold emphasis mine)
The move by Graham, on a day when Republicans had hoped to focus on poor inflation numbers, put some of his colleagues in a awkward political position.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina told reporters he would rather stress issues other than abortion.
"I, for one, want to focus on the inflation numbers that came out today, the imminent potential strike with (freight) railway workers. That's what people are talking about," said Tillis.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of the party's most vulnerable incumbents who supported Mississippi's desire to ban most abortions in the Dobbs v. Jackson case the Supreme Court decided in June, indicated he would not support federal intervention.
"At this point in time, nothing is going to pass Congress. It's got to be decided in the states. I think that is the appropriate place for this to be decided," Johnson told ABC News on Tuesday.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas signed on to that idea, too, telling ABC News, "My preference is to have each state handle those issues." Cornyn previously supported a 20-week federal ban on most abortions that Graham introduced in 2020, but he said Tuesday that that was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe, sending the issue back to the states.
At least 15 states have ceased nearly all abortion services since June, ABC News reports.
The new proposal from Graham also marks a departure from recent comments where he, too, said abortion was an issue best left to the states, tweeting in May, "If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, which I believe was one of the largest power grabs in the history of the Court, it means that every state will decide if abortion is legal and on what terms."
On Tuesday, Graham defended his change in position, saying, "After they (Democrats) introduced a bill to define who they are, I thought it would be nice to introduce a bill to define who we (Republicans) are."
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina told reporters he would rather stress issues other than abortion.
"I, for one, want to focus on the inflation numbers that came out today, the imminent potential strike with (freight) railway workers. That's what people are talking about," said Tillis.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of the party's most vulnerable incumbents who supported Mississippi's desire to ban most abortions in the Dobbs v. Jackson case the Supreme Court decided in June, indicated he would not support federal intervention.
"At this point in time, nothing is going to pass Congress. It's got to be decided in the states. I think that is the appropriate place for this to be decided," Johnson told ABC News on Tuesday.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas signed on to that idea, too, telling ABC News, "My preference is to have each state handle those issues." Cornyn previously supported a 20-week federal ban on most abortions that Graham introduced in 2020, but he said Tuesday that that was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe, sending the issue back to the states.
At least 15 states have ceased nearly all abortion services since June, ABC News reports.
The new proposal from Graham also marks a departure from recent comments where he, too, said abortion was an issue best left to the states, tweeting in May, "If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, which I believe was one of the largest power grabs in the history of the Court, it means that every state will decide if abortion is legal and on what terms."
On Tuesday, Graham defended his change in position, saying, "After they (Democrats) introduced a bill to define who they are, I thought it would be nice to introduce a bill to define who we (Republicans) are."
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