Abortion bans raise GOP fears of backlash in 2024

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : But she said it was only the beginning of what anti-abortion activists expect from leading 2024 candidates, including support for a national abortion ban.
49% : Anti-abortion activists have been particularly vocal in warning Republican presidential candidates that the party's base will not tolerate any weakness on abortion given that GOP leaders have been vowing for decades to ban abortion rights if given the chance.
47% : "Abortion poses a challenge for Republicans.
44% : His position stands in sharp contrast, they say, with some Republican White House hopefuls -- most notably former President Donald Trump -- who are downplaying their support for anti-abortion policies for fear they may alienate women or other swing voters in the 2024 general election.
44% :Public polling consistently shows the broader collection of voters who decide general elections believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
41% : As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion.
40% : Republicans suffered painful losses across Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada and even deep-red Kansas in elections that focused, at least in part, on abortion.
38% : In recent days, Republican leaders across Iowa, New Hampshire and Washington struggled to answer questions about their opposition to abortion as GOP-controlled state legislatures rush to enact a wave of new restrictions.
37% : "The issue of abortion is not going away," she said.
26% : Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley told Iowa voters this past week that abortion is "a personal issue" that should be left to the states, although she left open the possibility of a federal ban without getting into specifics.
22% : "Any conversation about banning abortion or limiting it nationwide is an electoral disaster for the Republicans," said New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican who describes himself as "pro-choice" but signed a law banning abortions in the state after 24 weeks.

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