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A Majority of Voters Fear For Their Rights Post-Roe

Will Clarence Thomas ever let Americans have a moment of peace? In his concurring opinion in the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Justice wrote that SCOTUS “should reconsider” its past rulings codifying rights to contraception access, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

That threat has left a majority of voters concerned about losing their rights and freedoms in the future. Among voters:
* 64 percent are concerned about same-sex marriage becoming illegal
* 66 percent are concerned about transgender individuals losing access to medical care
* 78 percent are concerned about doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals facing lawsuits or criminal charges from providing necessary reproductive healthcare
* 79 percent are concerned about states restricting access to birth control and other forms of contraception
* 89 percent are concerned about victims of rape or incest being forced to give birth to their abusers' children

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Voters aren’t wrong to be worried – taking away our rights and freedoms is basically the explicit position of the Republican party. Some health centers already had to temporarily stop providing emergency contraception, also known as Plan B, out of fear that doctors could be sued by the state. Seventy-seven percent of voters agree that doctors took an oath to protect patients and the government should not prevent them from providing care, especially in the treatment of victims of sexual crimes.

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In response to Clarence Thomas’s opinion, Democrats in Congress are taking steps to codify these rights and freedoms into law. Even so, 157 Republicans voted against codifying gay marriage. And despite 70% of voters ([link removed]) saying that they’re more likely to support a candidate who would expand access to birth control, 195 Republicans voted against advancing the access to contraception bill.

Americans are worried about losing more rights in the future — because Republicans are giving them a reason to be.

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Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

Longtermism: Not Dying is Politically Popular

See, you’d think most politicians would be in the business of developing a better future. Alas, no. Longtermism ([link removed]) is the view that positively impacting the long-term future is a key moral priority of our time. Advocates of longtermism focus on preventing worst-case scenario outcomes that could damage the world we leave to our children, our grandchildren, and all future generations — including global pandemics, climate change, emerging technologies, and nuclear war.

75 percent of voters, including majorities of both Democrats and Republicans, want greater funding for research and manufacturing to prevent future pandemics. Experts say there is a50/50 chance ([link removed]) of another global pandemic as devastating as COVID-19 occurring in the next 25 years and asubstantial probability ([link removed]) of a pandemic that is far worse.

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Maggs is NOT in Trouble if New Hampshire Loses First Primary Status

New Hampshire’s status as having the first primary in the nation is at risk ([link removed]) . A plurality of voters in New Hampshire (42 percent) would not blame anyone if the state lost its spot as the first presidential primary. Twenty-one percent of voters would blame the Democratic and Republican National Committees. New Hampshire voters are least likely to hold elected officials responsible if the state were to no longer be the first primary in the nation. Only 3 percent of voters in New Hampshire would blame Senator Hassan, which is largely driven by Republican voters.

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While New Hampshire’s status as the first primary in the nation has recently become in jeopardy, likely voters do not associate the issue with elected officials. Read the full blog here ([link removed]) .
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** DFP In The News
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New York Times:Joe Manchin Is a Symptom, but It’s the Senate That’s Sick ([link removed])

Huffington Post:Democratic Push To Diversify Primaries Runs Into Very White Sticking Point: New Hampshire ([link removed])

New York Times:Biden Announces Plans to Deal With Climate ‘Emergency’ ([link removed])

Politico:De Blasio drops out of race for NY-10 — and from electoral politics altogether ([link removed])

Reuters:Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ends campaign for Congress ([link removed])

The Hill:De Blasio drops House bid: ‘Time for me to leave electoral politics’ ([link removed])

Newsweek:Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Ends Run for House in Latest Political Setback ([link removed])

City and State New York:Bill de Blasio ends congressional campaign for NY-10 ([link removed])

Newsweek:Five Democratic Midterms Candidates Who Could Make Joe Manchin Irrelevant ([link removed])

Washington Post:Raskin endorses Elrich in Montgomery County Executive race ([link removed])

Business Insider:Bill de Blasio finishes nearly last in Congressional poll at 3% ([link removed])

The American Prospect:Democrats Need to Fight for a Government That Works ([link removed])

Newsweek:Stacey Abrams Trails Brian Kemp in Georgia Poll, Despite Spending Advantage ([link removed])

WTOP News:Montgomery Co. executive, council races: Elrich and Blair neck-and-neck with many mail-in ballots uncounted ([link removed])

Maryland Matters:Notes: Poll Shows Blair Closing in on Elrich, Mizeur Launches Ad, Perez Campaign Unionizes, and More ([link removed])

DCist:Maryland Primary Results: Trump-Backed Dan Cox Wins GOP Governor Primary, Most Local Contests Remain Undecided ([link removed])

The New Hampshire Gazette:Privatizer Nominated for Social Security Board ([link removed])

Bethesda Magazine:Three days before primary, Raskin endorses Elrich for re-election as county executive ([link removed])

Jewish Insider:The primaries to watch in the coming weeks ([link removed])

Diabetes Daily:The Insulin Affordability Crisis Is Back in the News ([link removed])

Common Dreams:Voters Agree: Fossil Fuel Funding in Climate Research Is a Massive Conflict of Interest ([link removed])

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Dems Deliver

If we can learn any life lessons from New Girl, it’s this: sex sells. Remember when Schmidt sold sponges ([link removed]) to men by making them sexy? “The Man Sponge. Because the dirtiest thing in your room...Should be me.” After that episode, everyone and their mother went out and bought sponges. Sponges are hot, fight us.

The Democrats should definitely take a page from the Sexy Sponge Handbook. People are big fans ([link removed]) of Joe’s $550 billion infrastructure bill — except they don’t know it’s actually been passed. This is the defining piece of legislation for the Biden Administration, nobody knows about it, and people are still scratching their heads asking why Democrats are afraid of losing the midterms. Besties, if people don’t know what you’ve been doing, they probably won’t be motivated to vote.

As the sponges taught us, sex sells and there is really nothing hotter than infrastructure. So here’s the pitch, Democrats: Bachelor in Paradise, but make it water banks in Kansas City. You might be thinking, “Hot people don’t live in Missouri.” First of all, rude. Hot people live everywhere, they’re just harder to find in some states. Second of all, Lucas Kunce, ([link removed]) a Democrat running for Senate in Missouri, is a DILF who clearly doesn’t skip leg day ([link removed]) .

With the Bachelor in Paradise: Kansas City campaign, we’re going to make sure everyone knows about Joe’s infrastructure bill. Under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District is set to receive approximately $278 million in funding — Almost $249 mil of which will be used to repair 2019 flood damages to the Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project along the Missouri River from Rulo, Nebraska. This might not sound exciting, but think about it: we’re talking about a seven state long, protected body of water for the most luxurious row boat picnic date possible. You’re looking at a private night club, situated on the rolling hills of the Missouri River valley, gleaming with flood protection technology for all of your favorite hot singles. You’re guaranteed to fall in love on the Missouri River, just to get heartbroken three days later when you’re ghosted by a man who’s honestly a 7 at in some lighting, if you squint. Literally, what more
could you ask for?

To put it gently, this is a terrifying time to be a single in America. Our only hope is the revival of Bachelor in Paradise to put the sex back in infrastructure. So we urge singles across the country to vote for Democrats in November, because while our big thing may be fixing rivers and dams, we’re also in it for love. You can read more about the Missouri River project here ([link removed]) .

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