Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson says he has the perfect way for Democrats to turn just about every Republican running for office in 2024 “radioactive” and unelectable.
Appearing on MSNBC, Wilson told host Ali Velshi that he fully expects Donald Trump will be the GOP nominee for president, but he’s convinced that Republicans up and down the ticket can be branded as extremists on the issue of abortion.
“I want my Democratic friends to listen to this very closely,” Wilson began. “Because in 2020, the stupidest single line in American politics was ever uttered: it was ‘defund the police.’ It was a poison with everybody, including African American voters.”
Wilson then added, “‘Six-week abortion ban’ is ‘defund the police’ for Republicans. It pulls them through the floor, everyone hates it. Republicans — look — about 25 percent of Republican women are pro-choice moderately, or somewhat, but pro-choice. About 18 percent of Republican men are pro-choice.”
Think about what the GOP used to stand for, Wilson continued, “The Republican Party that I grew up in was about getting the government out of life, out of your personal decisions, out of your bedroom, out of your wallet, out of your behavior, within the law. And this six-week abortion ban stuff? It is radioactive waste for the Republicans right now. And in the states where they passed it, Democrats have a chance to make real inroads.”
Radical Republican policies on the issue of personal choice are indeed a hot button issue for many Americans, most notably women and Gen Z voters, but a pro-choice message also resonates with independent voters, especially in key battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
