Both Lindsey Graham's abortion bill and the GOP's mixed reaction to it reflect the degree to which Republicans find themselves in a bind of their own making. onesarahjones writes
NBC News that “Graham’s actions are practically inexplicable politically” considering the Republican candidate for governor there is “desperately trying to change the media discussion back to inflation, education, and crime, and the congressional committees are running ads in multiple districts hitting Democrats on spending.”
Is Graham’s bill really so hard to explain? He has unquestionably made matters more difficult for himself and for his party; the Democratic attack ads are inevitable. From the outside, he looks desperate, eager to polish his anti-abortion image while also making the best out of his party’s terrible situation. The legislation itself is sweeping and yet does not go as far as many in the anti-abortion movement would like it to.
The right’s fixation on abortion may explain something about Graham’s thinking. It’s strange to watch such a self-interested actor alienate the rest of his party. There are perhaps only two reasons he would do so: out of genuine anti-abortion conviction or as a misguided attempt to turn out the base. The latter seems likelier than the former. There are many ways, after all, to act on conviction, and his legislation doesn’t quite go as far as some anti-abortion advocates would like.
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