Democrats Go All In on Social Issues in Sprint to Midterms
Polling and special election results give Democrats reason to highlight their stances on abortion and other social matters where they appear to have the upper hand.
Abortion rights demonstrators block an intersection while sitting in the road during a protest near the US Supreme Court in June.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergDemocratic candidates who might earlier have recoiled from talking about social issues on the campaign trail are seeing good reason to abandon their caution in the final sprint to the November midterm elections.
The backlash to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights, an outcry over mass shootings and unease with state bills that target LGBTQ Americans are signaling to the party that, at least for now, it has the upper hand in those cultural debates — a beneficial position as it tries to limit Republican gains in the US House and Senate.