by Curtis Houck
Monday’s CBS Mornings furthered the liberal media-wide narrative that their friends in elected office still have a chance to win the midterm elections as, thanks to the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker, CBS’s experts believe Republicans will only come away with an eight-seat advantage in the House tanks to the supposed popularity of expanding abortion.
Fill-in co-host John Dickerson teased of the poll showing “how the President’s big moves lately could affect the midterm elections” while co-host Tony Dokoupil boasted in the lead-in that “there has been a recent shift on where the voters stand on some key issues, including how the President is handling the economy.”
CBS News elections and survey correspondent Anthony Salvanto delivered the supposed good news:Back in July, John, after talking to voters in all these congressional districts, we were seeing Republicans with a lead to take control of the House. You need 218. They were at 230. But in our latest estimate, again talking to voters in all these districts, Republicans go down to 226, so a little bit of momentum for the Democrats back the other way.
Dickerson followed up by tying the margin to abortion: “[L]ast week, we had primary races and a special election, which abortion favor — was a very important issue. Is that coming up in what you’re seeing?”
Salvanto explained that not only had “Democrats overperformed their numbers from the past,” but “[l]ikely voters are more likely to say they’re going to the polls to support abortion rights then to oppose them and that is occurrent to the Democrats.”
“Democrats are making some gains among key groups, including among women voters — including among women voters, they have risen in support with — including white women with college degrees, up from 45 to 54,” he added.
However, he neglected to mention that, just below the 41 percent of voters saying they were going to the ballot box to support abortion and 16 percent to oppose abortion, 43 percent said their vote wasn’t about abortion.
Therefore, a combined 69 percent of voters will cast their ballots either to support life or with other issue(s) on their mind.
The pair nonetheless kept up the focus on abortion before pivoting to Republicans:DICKERSON: So, it’s not only — it’s a motivating issue for them. It’s not just they’re — they have an opinion about abortion. It’s actually changing the way they believe about this election.
SALVANTO: Democrats now say it’s the most important thing.
DICKERSON: Now, let’s talk about the Republicans. Since you and I last talked, Donald Trump has had a visit from the FBI to Mar-a-Lago. How is that showing up in your numbers?
SALVANTO: Yeah. There’s a couple of things here. One is that Republicans say they want the party to support Donald Trump on this. That’s important politically because it, A, motivates their base to turn out, but, B, puts pressure on those party leaders not to criticize him, right?
(….)
SALVANTO: [F]or the rest of the electorate, Donald Trump is a net negative and, if you look at where he’s a factor, and — by the way — he is a factor for most people, which is unusual for a midterms — it’s a former President, right — but there’s more people out there to oppose him than support him, so this is Republicans being motivated, but for independents and Democrats, it’s against him.
The pair closed by promoting Biden’s approval number inching up and voters feeling better about the state of the economy by five points to 31 percent.
Idiot Biden’s trillion dollar loan responsibility transfer program will be shot down. There will be many, many sad faces on those who thought they fell into clover and then found out it was just shit.
Diesel costs are going back up. Inflation is still rampant. Idiot Biden just pissed away any imaginary “debt reduction” on his loan forgiveness. Inflation will continue to climb, the fed will continue to fight it and the markets will tank and tank again. These incompetent idiots are making payments on their credit card balance using the same credit card and their failure is going to come crashing down… HARD. Real soon.
Democrats have done nothing to benefit the American people and no matter how much the leftist media tells themselves bad is good and failure is success, it’s not going to change the reality.
Abortion is a state issue, as it should be.
That said, I support Congress trying to pass a federal abortion law, legally and Constitutionally, if they can.
That’s how our Republic works.
Roe was intentionally ran through the SC because they were bypassing the Law. There is no “codifying” Roe at this point.
Why should crossing a line on a map of the United States suddenly turn something recognized as a standard medical procedure for half-a-century into a felony punishable by imprisonment? We’re citizens of the United States of America, not citizens of any state or county.
Some of the same republican pinheads that were previously blathering about “personhood from the moment of conception” are now furiously backpedaling as November approaches.
Lots of luck with that. “No abortion, no exceptions” is what they’ve done, and they’re going to be held accountable for it at the ballot box.
Ditto for enabling all of Trump’s past and ongoing bullshit. Know what will happen if Trump is indicted? He’ll stand trial. Forget about Lindsey’s riots. They won’t happen. The vast majority of his voters are law-abiding citizens. The January 6 mob doesn’t represent the average person who voted for him. The average American was appalled by January 6.
@Greg
Oh, I don’t know… because it’s THE LAW? Because we live under the CONSTITUTION? Because just because it may be convenient, a person doesn’t get to MURDER another person?
And where is that the law? You seem to be the only person that believes your own lies.
That’s right, as opposed to Democrat supporters who will resort to violence at the drop of a hat. But, even the law abiding can only be pushed so far, as is the case of every incident of self defense. Even a law abiding citizen will take extreme actions to protect themselves when under assault and the totalitarian police state the Democrats are creating is a definite real and present danger to every law abiding citizen in the once United States of America. Even the law abiding citizen will strike back at spoiled, crybaby thugs emboldened and incited by accusations by those like idiot Biden calling anyone that disagrees with their corrosive and divisive as “fascists” and “extremists”.
That, too, is correct. They represent citizens angry about Democrats destroying our Constitutional democratic republic being incited and led by FBI operatives with the goal of creating an incident to be blamed (unsuccessfully) on Trump.
@greg
Abortion is far from the top issue for all Americans in the upcoming November mid-terms.
Fake news
Rallying their base around baby killing is a desperation move, much like trying to indict President Trump for what has been done by his processors.
The democrats cannot win elections based on policy because their true policies are antithetical to the American people.
Just when you think this regime cant top the already mentally ill appointments they come up with this Guy for a Monkey Pox Tzar .
Joe the Good Catholic?
Guess what. Abortion IS a top midterm issue.
09/08/22 – Michigan Supreme Court says abortion question must go on ballot
This is how it should be handled in every state.
Perhaps, but not in the way you think.
This is going cost Democrats votes, not gain them any.
Regardless of party, every American knows a sedated population who doesn’t make babies and tries to make adolescence permanent will die out in a generation…
…or less.
Women are realizing that having an abortion so they can have a “career”, and die alone with their cats, is a fate worse than death…
@greg
“This is how it should be handled in every state.”
No. That’s direct democracy, and if you’re going to do it as a way to bypass elections, it’s unconstitutional.
Now if EVERY issue is decided like that….and we got rid of reps and represented each citizen by their own word…that would work.
I’m all for a direct democracy. It cuts out the possibility of political parasites like Pelosi and McConnell.
But you shitheads are trying to use it as a bypass of Constitutional Law.
No deal.
Win your elections with a better platform, and STOP F*CKING CHEATING!
@Greg
No, it isn’t. Idiot Biden’s disastrous economy, inflation, high energy prices, recession, open border and crime are the top issues.
Really? I though you wanted activist judges to make law from the bench and invent “rights” that are, in reality, merely “desires”. You mean, you WANT to abide by the Constitution?
Remember “gay marriage” on referendums? Failed every time and had to be “invented” as a right. Put your death cult abortion religion to a vote and be prepared for the results. The majority don’t want abortion up to the moment of birth. Some people actually respect life.
In Michigan, voters can amend their state constitution or create a statute by a ballot initiative. In a true republic, the will of the people actually counts for something, and a majority of the people can override the will of their elected officials. 26 states presently have a constitutional initiative or veto referendum process.
A few days ago, Michigan republicans blocked a measure to secure abortion rights in the state’s constitution by refusing to recognize the peoples’ petition. The Michigan Supreme Court quickly pointed out that this was in violation of the state’s constitution. So now it becomes a ballot referendum.
@Greg
Yeah, that’s what was SUPPOSED to have happened when they arbitrarily changed the voting by mail rules, but, of course, they didn’t bother with any of that.
In a true republic, the will of the people actually counts for something, and a majority of the people can override the will of their elected officials.
No, that’s straight democracy and it’s tyrannical.
Our REPUBLIC was designed so you just couldn’t use mass media and lots of money to buy a “majority” of votes.
That’s what you people are doing: trying to destroy the Republic so you can use the Tyranny of the Majority to install an autocracy.
You are an uneducated fool, literally lying in your definitions of things.
Republicans know that abortion IS a very big issue, that could blow them all up in November. And so…
09/13/22 – Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections
This is interesting. It could be seen as a compromise offer, or as a cynical means to let republican candidates seem less authoritarian and more open to reason, or as a bomb to blow the GOP in two.
What it won’t do is come to a vote before the elections, so it can be whatever voters imagine it is.
The only danger would be if Democrats said, Yeah, ok, we’ll accept that as a national compromise on abortion that’s legally binding in all states, and enshrine it in legislation.
That might turn it into the GOP-splitting bomb.
Abortion is not a big issue for November. It is a big issue in a small minority of low information voters. I guess you missed the new inflation numbers that came out today. Amidst the pomp and celebration of more deficit spending, James Taylor sings fire and rain, a song about suicide, and the real inflation is hitting Americans where it hurts most. 17 straight months of declining wage growth, now that is something to celebrate if you are a fascist.
You said you know who and what you had voted for. This is the faultof all of the low information voters who voted for benito biden.
The two most important issues for November are the two I’s, inflation and immigration.
Lindsey Graham is trying to sabotage the MAGA ascendency by proposing an idiotic bill that has zero chance, he is a fag moron.
It’s really not. It’s just the desperation of the Left.
Healthy babies and healthy families don’t need the state to be their god.
@Greg
Do you think Democrats will endorse Graham’s proposal or will they cling to their lust for abortion up to and past the moment of birth? It was the Democrat’s radical desires for completely unfettered abortion at any time for any reason; do you think they will accept some limits on their demands?
I don’t.
You don’t seem to understand that there are TWO sides of the abortion issue. Not everyone interested in it supports unrestricted abortion; in fact, the majority doesn’t.
Pardon my laughter.
Biden to Pay $80 Per Barrel to Fill Strategic Oil Reserve – Two Years After Democrats Blocked Trump From Filling Reserve at $24 Per Barrel
That is the type of economic savvy that has inflation at record highs
I’ll say the ame thing.
Abortion is not a big issue for November. It is a big issue in a small minority of low information voters.
You won’t be laughing in November.
Then why are republican candidates purging extreme anti-choice language from their web pages?
It won’t matter. Women know what they’ve done, and what they’re still doing.
Backing off from their enthusiastic endorsement of Trump’s stolen election lies now that they’ve bagged their republican primaries won’t work either. It’s pathetic that they believe American voters are that stupid.
NOT KIDDING: Democrat Senator issues “a call to arms” against pro-life Americans on Senate floor
Democrat Senate Candidate: “We Have to KILL” – “Extremist” Republican Movement (
@Greg
Graham has proposed a federal law that allows abortion up to 15 weeks. Are Democrats going to compromise and codify the “right” to an abortion or will they cling to their human sacrifice death cult and reject reasonable regulation?
Graham just yanked that abortion rug right out from under you. NOW you can laugh.
@Nathan Blue
It is the only issue the democrat party has to run on.
They can not run in the economy or border security
Trump is a dangerous fraud, and Putin is a homicidal lunatic. Global warming is real, and billionaires are taking everything. Inflation is out of control because irrational tax cuts have forced the government to create money to pay the bills, destabilizing the dollar’s value. Republicans have taken control of young women’s bodies, mandating that fertilization must result in a birth. Republicans support a man who used a mob and lies to try to overturn an entirely legitimate election, and would do so again.
There are your Democratic Party issues. A Democratic vote in November is a vote against all of the above.
@Greg
I don’t know if you’ve ever put so much bullshit in one post. Everything you state is an absolute desperate lie. All your “Democrat issues” are lies. Your entire ideology is completely based on lies and nothing else.
Of course, out of control crime and a dangerously wide-open southern border are not on your little fantasy list. Democrats have caused these disasters and have no clue how to reverse them, short of simply re-enacting Trump’s policies.
“Inflation is out of control because irrational tax cuts have forced the government to create money to pay the bills”
Sounds like the daily gaslighting we hear from the black lesbian to the press corps.
Benito biden has spent 4.7 trillion in 18 months, all deficit spending.
Psychosis R Us…
Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
Baseless accusations are branding people as satanist pedophiles at the speed of the internet — just ask a GOP prosecutor who recently lost re-election.
@Greg
The Democrat party is Satanism. They worship human sacrifice (abortion), denounce God and Country. They promote sexually abusing children and make sexual abuse of children normalized. Maybe it’s just mental illness, but for people who believe in such things, it looks pretty close to Satanism. That’s YOUR problem, not ours.
But, which is worse: calling what looks like Satanic activity Satanism or calling everyone that has a political difference is an “enemy of the state”?
Comrade Greggie, I understand you don’t believe in God but if you are going to disparage those who believe in Good vs. Evil I think we should rally to demand the Satanist appointed as the HIV czar for the CDC be fired as we are, to your dismay, a Judeo-Christian nation.
You’re sick in mind and body.
@Greg
You forgot to mention Charlie Crist calling DeSantis “DeSatan”. Why would you not mention that? And what is the basis for calling DeSantis Satanic?
09/20/22 – These male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time
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This is why the first statement of the First Amendment separated Church from State.
Sucks to be you
Abortion not a midterm issue.
Americans are focused on economy and immigration
Yeah, you saying that will definitely make it so.
Pollster Doug Schoen Says The Democrats’ Midterm Optimism Might Be ‘Misguided’
Not everyone interested in abortion wants to kill babies, you know.
And then you have Democrats that want abortion up to full term and, if a baby actually survives that, to just be killed on the table.
Maybe you should consider compromise.
Only six states don’t have restrictions on late term abortion already, and that’s a rare procedure that isn’t done without good reason. The right has distorted reality and propagandized that just like they do everything else.
Now there are states that will let a woman die or be permanently damaged rather than allow an abortion. They’ll force a rape or incest victim to give birth to her rapist’s child, rather than allow an abortion. They’ll force a RAPED CHILD to give birth, and rant and rave when there’s quickly a case that backs the assertion up.
That’s what the GOP has done—and that’s NOT propaganda. It’s FACT.
Having a restriction and enforcing it are two different things. It’s not rare and Democrats want it to be performed for ANY reason. They don’t care; ABORTION is the point. Worship of abortion is the goal. Democrats will not consider ANY protection for the unborn and that has brought us to this point. You couldn’t even respond to my question to you about Graham’s proposal. Why not? Who are you afraid of if you give your personal opinion.
There is NO state that will let the mother die instead of allowing an abortion. None, and therein is the problem with reaching a solution; people like you have to LIE in order to defend your abortion cult. NO ONE is forced to give birth; every state allows for abortion. EVERY STATE. Your dedication to the most barbaric use of abortion IN THE WORLD is what brought about the restrictions.
And, why? Well, you make it clear: for VOTES. Just like with immigration reform, Democrats, since they have nothing else, prefer the contentious issue to a solution. That way, with the aid of their left wing propaganda mills, they can LIE (just as you have done), incite hate and division and hope it yields their side a few votes.
Late term abortion is opposed by the majority. THAT is a losing gambit for you.
The point is a woman’s fundamental right to sovereign authority over her own body. Her choice whether to continue a pregnancy or not is none of the State or Church’s business.
What the GOP has done obviously ISN’T ABOUT late term abortion. The laws they’re passing AREN’T ABOUT late term abortion. Forcing a ten-year-old-child to continue a pregnancy resulting from incest or rape ISN’T ABOUT LATE TERM ABORTION.
How magnanimous of them all. That’s complete bullshit. They’re setting up situations where doctors will have to consider the possibility of prison when making decisions about what emergency treatment they can offer when dealing with rare life threatening complications of miscarriage. “Try not to bleed out, kid. I’m waiting for a return call from my lawyer…”
They’re setting up situations where women will have to carry doomed or hideously deformed fetuses until they’re born.
That’s what they’re doing. They have no damn right. It’s an unforgivable and unconstitutional violation of an individual’s right to choose.
The GOP did this: La. woman, denied an abortion for fetus without skull, says she’ll seek the procedure out of state
Yes, it is. You obviously never pay attention because you are blinded by your devotion to your cult. None of the more restrictive laws were proposed until the Democrats began pushing their barbaric abortion up to delivery and beyond policies.
Every state allows abortion. It is up to the individual to address the situation in a timely manner before the fetus can feel pain and is viable. Again, your human sacrifice cult brought this on. You are going to have to accept the restrictions that respect life. It is scientific biological FACT that another human being forms inside the mother after conception; it’s not my fault or the fault of any other MALE that this is how our species reproduces. There is a point in the pregnancy beyond which we do not pass for abortion. You spoiled brat, whiny, crybaby, “my way or the hiway” leftists need to come to grips with reality. NEVER is murder for convenience a “right” of anyone.
DEMOCRATS did this. You had to make your policy that murder is permitted when someone is inconvenienced. Your inhuman devotion to your cult of human sacrifice is indefensible. Take your shit to the Amazon rain forest. Build yourself a pyramid there and carry out your religious cult. It’s not compatible with the culture and morality of the United States of America.
I bet if Democrats could get them to check a ballot, abortion would be outlawed outright.