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Diahuebs 18 augustus 2022

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

abortion and Roe v. Wade will face the legislature to advance a ban on
voters on an issue that is no longer abortion.
hypothetical and carries real life con-
sequences. Whether it truly is a galvanizing issue
will become clear after Election Day,
Planned Parenthood says its spending Nov. 8.
will help remind voters in Arizona,
Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne- “We say this every cycle: ‘This is the
vada, New Hampshire, North Car- important election,’” said Amy Ken-
olina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin nedy, a spokesperson for Planned
what’s at stake in a bid to drive turn- Parenthood Votes in Georgia. “For
out by Democratic and independent us, this really is the most important
voters. election cycle of our life.”

“Who wins in these midterm elec- Planned Parenthood says it intends to
tions will determine whether a state contact 6 million voters through door
has access to abortion and potentially knocking, phone calls, digital adver-
determine whether we will face a na- tising, mailers and radio ads. It has al-
tional abortion ban,” said Jenny Law- ready run some TV ads in Wisconsin,
son, the executive director of Planned where Republicans control the state-
(AP) — Planned Parenthood, the organization’s political and advo- Parenthood Votes. “We will be clear house and where Democratic Gov.
the nation’s leading reproductive cacy arms and will focus on gover- about who is on which side.” Tony Evers and Republican U.S. Sen.
health care provider and abor- nor’s offices, U.S. Senate seats and Ron Johnson are up for reelection.
tion rights advocacy organiza- legislative races in nine states where A recent poll by The Associated
tion, plans to spend a record $50 abortion rights could be restricted or Press-NORC Center for Public Af- It also is launching a website, take-
million ahead of November’s expanded depending on the outcome fairs Research found a majority of control2022.com.
midterm elections, pouring mon- at the ballot. Americans think Congress should
ey into contests where access to pass a law guaranteeing access to le- While the Supreme Court’s ruling in
abortion will be on the ballot. The historic proportions of the mid- gal abortion nationwide. More than June effectively left setting abortion
term campaign, when less money is half of the respondents said they feel policy to the states, Planned Parent-
The effort, which breaks the group’s usually spent, were made possible by at least somewhat “sad” or “angry” hood says it is also investing in U.S.
previous $45 million spending record a torrent of money raised after the about the Supreme Court’s decision. Senate races because Republicans
set in 2020, comes about two months decision by the high court’s new con- have expressed an interest in pursu-
after the Supreme Court overturned servative majority, touching off a tec- Earlier this month in red-state Kan- ing a national abortion ban, though
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case tonic shift in the politics of abortion. sas, voters rejected by nearly 20 such a measure would almost certain-
that created a constitutional right to Now, for the first time, Republicans percentage points a constitutional ly be vetoed by President Joe Biden.
have an abortion. It will be waged by who have long campaigned against amendment that would have allowed

Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House

(AP) — Alaska Repub- Under a voter-approved elec- talking to.” winner of the special elec- was an assistant secretary for
lican U.S. Sen. Lisa tions process being used for tion may not be known until Indian Affairs in the U.S. In-
Murkowski advanced the first time in Alaska elec- Kevin Durling, a co-chair at least Aug. 31. If success- terior Department during the
from her primary along tions this year, party prima- of Tshibaka’s campaign, said ful, Peltola would be the first Trump administration.
with Kelly Tshibaka, her ries have been scrapped and Trump’s endorsement of Alaska Native woman elected
GOP rival endorsed by ranked choice voting is be- Tshibaka was an added bonus to the House. The special election was on
former President Don- ing used in general elections. for him. He said Tshibaka’s one side of the ballot; the
ald Trump, while another The top four vote-getters in commitment to business There also were several other side contained primary
Trump-backed candidate, a primary race, regardless of and family and her values write-in candidates in the races for U.S. Senate, U.S.
Republican Sarah Palin, party affiliation, are to ad- were important to him. He special election, including House, governor and lieu-
was among the candidates vance to the general election. expressed frustration with Republican Tara Sweeney, tenant governor and legisla-
bound for the Novem- Murkowski for the impeach- who was also competing in tive seats.
ber general election in The other two places in the ment vote and for her support the House primary. Sweeney
the race for Alaska’s only Senate race were too early to of the nomination of Interior
House seat. call. Secretary Deb Haaland.

Murkowski had expressed Murkowski voted to convict In the House primary, Dem-
confidence that she would Trump in his second im- ocrat Mary Peltola, Palin and
advance and earlier in the peachment trial after the Jan. Republican Nick Begich
day told reporters that “what 6, 2021, insurrection. Trump advanced to the November
matters is winning in No- was acquitted. But he has had election. It was too early to
vember.” Tshibaka called the strong words for Murkowski, call the fourth spot. The win-
results “the first step in break- calling her “the worst” dur- ner of the November race
ing the Murkowski monar- ing a rally last month in An- will be elected to a two-year
chy’s grip on Alaska.” Tshiba- chorage. term.
ka also said she was thankful
“for the strong and unwaver- Murkowski said that if Tshi- Peltola, Begich and Palin
ing support President Trump baka derives her sole strength were also competing in a spe-
has shown Alaska.” from Trump’s endorsement, cial election to serve the re-
“what does that really say mainder of the late-Rep. Don
A Murkowski has held the about her as a candidate with Young ’s term, which ends
Senate seat since 1981. Be- what she has to offer Alas- early next year. Young died in
fore Lisa Murkowski, who ka? Is it just that she will be March.
has been in the Senate since a rubber stamp for Donald
late 2002, it was her father, Trump? I don’t think that all The special election was vot-
Frank Murkowski. Alaskans are really seeking ers’ first shot at ranked vot-
that. Not the ones that I’m ing in a statewide race. The