No, JD Vance did not win the abortion debate

If you want a good example of a mainstream news organization rooting for Donald Trump to at least even the polls, here’s best: Politico claiming that “Trump and Vance’s efforts on the debate stage and on social media Tuesday night were the latest examples of the GOP ticket’s months-long effort to neutralize one of the Democrats’ most effective lines of attack and paint abortion as moderate. appears to work.”

This is ridiculous. The whole world decided that Walz had Vance beat when it came to abortion in Tuesday night’s debate. About this and the importance of January 6.

Otherwise, Walz might not have done so well. I don’t know – I didn’t watch it and still haven’t because the day before, as many of you know, I lost my dog ​​of 15 years. it’s mine Nation my colleagues completely stepped in for me. i love them

But I noticed the debates about abortion. Walz noted that Trump “brags about how great he was, that he put judges in and upset Roe v. Wade.” He acknowledged the tragedy of Amber Thurman, who died after traveling from restrictive Georgia to access care in North Carolina. He talked about it Amanda Zurawskiwho was denied an abortion even after she nearly died from pregnancy complications. “If you don’t know [women like this]you will soon. Theirs Project 2025 there will be a pregnancy registry,” Walz said, which Vance disputed.

But the Politico Playbook decided it was a tie…which actually means Vance won.

“I’m sure JD Vance struck a nerve with the Democratic consultants last night because it seemed to me to soften their magic message of ‘Republicans are bad on abortion,'” said Arizona strategist and former GOP representative Stan Barnes. Politico. “For many voters, I think the threat of a national ban rings hollow.”

Excuse me? So Vance promised that Trump would never sign a nationwide abortion ban. Trump also promised this. Meanwhile, Trump votes for the six-week abortion ban in Florida. That’s what he means by leaving it up to the states.

Poor JD Vance should talk to both Marla Maples and Melania Trump to see if Trump keeps his word. He cheated on all three of his wives. I don’t think Trump will ever get the votes to sign an abortion ban, but if he does? He would sign one so fast that Ivana Trump would turn in her grave on her golf course. (I’m so sad that JD can’t talk to Ivana.)

JD Vance has obviously received some training to talk not only (relatively) sensibly about abortion, but about everything. It wasn’t the shitshow I was expecting (or, let’s be honest, I was hoping for. The Harris/Trump showdown was one of my best nights in recent political life).

It wasn’t. But I think Planned Parenthood summed it up perfectly: “JD Vance said he supports theminimum national standardAnd she even said that she definitely wanted it to be an abortion it is illegal nationally.’ Let’s make it clear: the national minimum rule is the same as the national ban.”

Why do we have to continue to act as if this is debatable? Republicans will introduce an abortion ban if they get the chance. If the Democrats keep the Senate and elect Kamala Harris, they won’t stand a chance. It’s that simple, and it’s also complicated because our media won’t make it simple.