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Was Trump right to downplay abortion?

Strategists say deprioritizing abortion after it dominated the twenty twenty-two and twenty twenty-four elections may give Republicans a lasting edge; the debate is far from settled.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Washington Examiner asks whether Trump was right to deprioritize abortion in his second term, and strategists say it may have handed the Republican Party a long-term advantage after it dominated the twenty twenty-two and twenty twenty-four elections.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the winning strategy is to stop talking about it, and the experts are explaining that at length.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLoudly!

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo stars on the rest stop scale. Dr. Byte, you have a gadget that says something, I hope.

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