Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans want abortion to be legal, but subject to significant restrictions—a common sense position that is at odds with the extremists in both parties. That being the case, is it not therefore likely that we will see most of the red states take moderate positions when the Supremes finally thrust the last dagger into the back of Roe?
Dream on! It could have happened prior to 2016; at that point, the PBPs still controlled the GOP, and they were worried about a backlash from women. Today, the Reactionaries dominate the party, and their solution to any electoral problem is to double down, gerrymander, and suppress votes. As a result, the only debates that will take place—and they will be muted—will revolve around rape and incest.