July 2, 2022 8:00am EDT
Will Dobbs energize Dems? Primary turnout in key blue state indicates weak response to SCOTUS' abortion ruling
The Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs last week failed to motivate large numbers of Illinois Democrats to engage in the primary
By Thomas Phippen | Fox News
In the first elections since the Supreme Court's consequential ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Democratic participation in the primaries in Illinois, New York and elsewhere Tuesday was lower than previous midterm cycles — and pollsters say that's a bad sign for Democrats' chances in November.
Compared to the 2018 midterms, where Democrats swept the House in a blue wave reaction to former President Donald Trump, the 2022 primary season has seen anemic participation from Democratic voters. That didn't change after the Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Friday, which reversed 50 years of precedent recognizing a constitutional right to an abortion and returned abortion regulation to the states.
"What I have seen in every state with one exception is that Democratic turnout either is noticeably down or flat, while Republican turnout in almost every state is noticeably up relative to 2018," GOP polling consultant John Couvillon told Fox News Digital.
Democrats have been fundraising and telling voters that abortion — and many other rights — are at stake if the party doesn't gain at least two seats in the Senate and retain its slim majority in the House, and left-wing analysts say abortion will be a major factor against Republicans in November. But the message hasn't struck a major chord with primary voters.
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