Democrats' stunning turnaround

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : What’s happening: Abortion has helped drive primary-season triumphs for Democrats both in fundraising and in turnout approaching, and in some cases exceeding, historic 2018 levels.
51% : Democrat Pat Ryan's unexpected victory in a House special election (NY-19) was driven by a message centered on abortion.
50% : A Pew Research Center poll conducted Aug. 1-14 found 56% of voters said the issue of abortion would be "very important" in their midterm decision.
50% : The increased interest in abortion was entirely driven by Democratic voters.
37% : In Wisconsin, 28% named economic concerns as the top issue while abortion came in second at 17%.The bottom line:
36% : Abortion rated as a top issue in last week's Fox News polls in Arizona and Wisconsin, moving closer to economic concerns.
33% : A new NBC News poll found Democrats closing in on Republican enthusiasm for voting in the midterms, driven by partisans citing abortion as a top issue.
30% : But officials in both parties tell us abortion has animated Democratic engagement like no other issue since President Trump left office.

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