Leak of Supreme Court Abortion Decision Threatens To Upend Coming Midterm Elections

Politicians in both parties seemed caught off-guard, and political analysts began rethinking their predictions for close races across the country if abortion becomes a central focus.

People pray outside of the U.S. Supreme Court May 3, 2022. AP/Jose Luis Magana

The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision sent shock waves through America’s political classes Tuesday and threatened to upend the conventional wisdom about the prospects for both parties in the coming midterm elections.

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