Georgia Senate runoff tests abortion’s staying power in US election
The high-stakes Senate runoff in Georgia next week will be the first major test of abortion policy since the 2022 general election, when a backlash to the Supreme Court decision galvanized abortion rights advocates and He galvanized the Democrats.Abortion was a major issue on Election Day in Georgia, when Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock finished roughly 1 point ahead of Republican challenger Herschel Walker, though he narrowly lost the 50% he needed to win outright. The 26% of Georgians who ranked abortion as their top issue backed Warnock by a margin of 77% to 21%, NBC News exit polls showed.Now, Democrats…
