October 12, 2026
President Donald Trump‘s decision to deprioritize abortion as a key issue for the Republican Party during his second administration may have given the GOP a long-term political advantage, strategists and experts say. Abortion dominated the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election between Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Yet two years later, […]
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President Donald Trump‘s decision to deprioritize abortion as a key issue for the Republican Party during his second administration may have given the GOP a long-term political advantage, strategists and experts say.

Abortion dominated the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election between Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Yet two years later, it has mostly faded from the discussion during this year’s midterm elections, with a few caveats.

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