It seems that all the extremist Republicans might have underestimated how their decades-long barking to overturn Roe v. Wade and women’s reproductive rights might come back to bite them.
Republican legislatures had passed so-called trigger laws essentially banning all abortions if Roe were overturned, which the U.S. Supreme Court recently did. Nebraska’s Democratic lawmakers blocked such legislation, but the 2023 session looms — and the issue has energized women voters in Nebraska’s CD1 and CD2 congressional races and elsewhere.
“Conservatives increasingly look like the dog who caught the car. Maybe, in the end, they should have stuck to barking,” penned Esquire’s Jack Holmes.
It’s a highly concrete “kitchen table” issue. Jobs and wages and taxes affect your ability to pay the bills, but so does your ability to choose when and whether to have a kid. And if the current tides in American politics are anything to go on, it could be a very dangerous issue for Republicans.
Democrats have outperformed Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers in … four House special elections since the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe.
South Carolina State Representative Neal Collins provided one of the first signals this week that some Republicans are coming down with buyer’s remorse when it comes to their agenda of draconian anti-abortion laws. He cited a case recently described to him where the medical professionals at a hospital could not spare a 19-year-old woman the horror of continuing to carry a non-viable 15-week fetus because the hospital’s lawyers feared they would run afoul of the “fetal heartbeat” bill Collins voted for. Not only would the woman have to suffer through losing the child at home alone, but also she stood a 50-50 chance of losing her uterus—and the chance to have another child someday. There was a 10 percent chance she herself could develop sepsis and die.
“That weighs on me. I voted for that bill. These are affecting people,” Collins said.
Who woulda thunk, eh?
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The inaugural Kerrey Nelson Gala is taking place on Oct. 14 in Omaha!
Each year the Nebraska Democratic Party celebrates elected officials, candidates, party leaders and grassroots volunteers that build our party. For about two decades, the annual event was called the Morrison Exon fundraiser in honor of Gov. Frank Morrison and Sen. Jim Exon.
In 2022, the NDP decided it was time to honor two of our current party titans — Sen. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Ben Nelson — and re-named the annual event the Kerrey Nelson Gala.
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS AND TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR AN AWARD.
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The Nebraska Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign is building a team of strong, experienced team members to help elect candidates Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. CD2 is located in the Omaha metro area and includes some parts of suburban Sarpy County and all of Saunders County.
Apply now! The positions pay $25 an hour!
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The NDP collaborated with graphic artist Justin Kemerling for a new four freedoms poster series. These will only be available at in-person fundraisers around the state. The first fundraiser these will be available at is on Friday with comedian Amber Ruffin. The posters will also be available at the Kerrey Nelson event for purchase.
Right to Reproductive Freedom.
Right to the Future.
Right to Knowledge.
Right to Vote.
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You can now request to vote by mail for the Nov. 8 election! Fill out this form and we’ll help you get a ballot.
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And speaking of the general election, see all of our great Democratic candidates!
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If you want to keep up on NDP happenings and get our weekly blog as well as our daily News Clips and Talking Points, just send an email to kevin@nebraskademocrats.org
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Help build the NDP and become a Monthly Donor to help us help Dems win in 2022 and beyond! We need your help!
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Join us on a Welcome-to-the-Party call!! We cover topics such as voter registration and redistricting.
The next call is Sept. 6. Sign up here.
If you have suggestions for topics to cover, please email gina@nebraskademocrats.org.
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Sign up to join our Block Captain program! You get assigned 50 voters in your neighborhood to reach out to. We provide the training and materials. You provide about 2 hours in September and 2 hours in October to help elect Dems!
Sign up here for an NDP Block Captain Training!
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Get your NDP swag at the NDP/Shirts 101 store! There are lots of designs from which to choose.
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We leave you this week with a rendering by Bill Bramhall.
–By Kevin O’Hanlon/NDP Communications Director
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See NDP events here.
IMPORTANT DATES
Various Dates: Zoom Phone Banks for Democrats!
Sept. 2-5: Omaha Septemberfest Salute to Labor and Parade
Sept. 4: Patty Pansing Brooks- Day of Action
Sept. 5: March with Patty Pansing Brooks in the Schuyler Labor Day Parade
Sept. 6: Welcome to the Party call
Sept. 6: Democratic Congressional Campaign volunteer leader training workshop
Sept. 7: Join Slattery for Legislature at Alvo Community Fun Night
Sept. 9: Scottsbluff – Blood for Governor Town Hall
Sept. 10: Patty Pansing Brooks- Day of Action
Sept. 10: March with Blood for Governor at the Cozad Hay Days Parade
Sept. 10: March with Slattery for Legislature at the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival Parade
Sept. 11: Patty Pansing Brooks- Day of Action
Sept. 13: Robin Richards General Election Kickoff Party
Sept. 18: Lancaster County Dems Yard Sign Drive-Thru
Sept. 18: NDP Yard Sign Event in Omaha
Sept. 18: NDP Yard Sign Event in Papillion
Sept. 18: NDP Yard Sign Event in Bellevue
Sept. 20: Canvass in Elmwood with Sarah Slattery for Legislature
Sept. 22: NDP Block Captain Training
Sept. 24: Omaha Women’s Movement for Equality
Oct. 1: Lancaster County Dems Chili Cookoff
Oct. 4: Democratic Congressional Campaign volunteer leader training workshop
Oct. 13: CD2 debate
Oct 14: Inaugural Kerrey Nelson Gala
Oct. 16: CD2 debate
Nov. 8: General Election
