As they search for a winning campaign message this election, Republicans are consumed with turmoil over abortion. Bizarrely, as they move leftward on the issue and engage in mental gyrations to subvert a longstanding conservative stance, Republicans are all ignoring the lesson of Ron DeSantis and Florida: You do not need to sell out your values to win elections.
DeSantis won over many pro-choice voters in 2022, carrying the female vote by seven points (white women in particular by 18 points) and the suburban vote by 18 points, even as 56% of Florida voters said abortion should be legal. Now, the state is poised to give Donald Trump the widest margin in modern presidential elections, despite the passage of the heartbeat bill. What gives?
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