Arizona Supreme Court abortion ruling supercharges 2024 race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : "Donald Trump owns the suffering and chaos happening right now, including in Arizona, because he proudly overturned Roe -- something he called 'an incredible thing' and 'pretty amazing' just today," Biden communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement.
48% : Featured Local SavingsAbortion-rights organizers are working to get an amendment that would enshrine abortion into the state constitution on the November ballot.
35% : "Abortion was already going to be a top issue going into November because of the strong likelihood of the ballot measure," said Lorna Romero Ferguson, a Republican political strategist based in Arizona.
34% : It'll be straightened out," Trump told reporters.
34% : Biden narrowly won the state in 2020 against Trump by less than 11,000 votes.
33% : "Political experts told the Washington Examiner the best scenario for Trump is for abortion to not be the top issue in the battle for Arizona.
32% : Trump stated that in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision striking down Roe v. Wade, states had the responsibility to determine when to restrict or allow abortion access.
32% : "I wholeheartedly agree with President Trump -- this is a very personal issue that should be determined by each individual state and her people," Lake, an anti-abortion advocate, said in a statement on Tuesday.
27% : But with abortion center stage, it could hurt Trump.
26% : Trump needs to "change the subject," said Arenberg, the political scientist.
21% : A Wall Street Journal poll released last week showed Trump beating Biden in Arizona, 39% to 34%.
20% : "President Trump could not have been more clear.
20% : It hasn't helped Republicans that Trump has repeatedly bragged about appointing the three conservative Supreme Court justices that helped take down Roe.Democrats have successfully wielded attacks against Republicans as limiting women's freedom, which Trump hoped to get ahead of when he released his statement on abortion Monday morning.
16% : "The Trump campaign previously evaded questioning from the Washington Examiner and other media outlets on what Trump would do regarding abortion if elected for a second term.
10% : The Biden campaign first taunted Trump over the refusal to answer follow-up questions on his abortion stance Wednesday morning, before denouncing Trump's comments while in Atlanta.
8% : "Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris quickly released statements blaming Trump and the GOP for the Arizona abortion ban.

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