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Filmmaker Michael Moore said he is confident of a Democratic midterm win as he doesn’t believe polling that suggests women aren’t as concerned about abortion as a voting issue compared to inflation or the price of gas.
Speaking to MSNBC‘s The Beat With Ari Melber. Moore said it was foolish of Republicans to think that women no longer care as much about abortion rights as they did when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June earlier this year.
Moore, known for documentaries Bowling For Columbine and Sicko, was adamant that pollsters were wrong in their almost universal prediction that Republicans would retake Congress in the midterms.
Michael Moore says Republicans are foolish to think that women no longer care as much about abortion rights as they did when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Moore is pictured speaks at a Democratic presidential primary debate watch party in Manchester, New Hampshire in February 2020
A woman in Florida holds a pro-choice sign that reads, ‘Get out of my womb,’ at a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist
In June the Supreme Court sent shockwaves across the country, and wider world, when it overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision overturned the 1973 ruling legalizing abortions up until around 20 weeks.
Thirteen states were prepared with so-called ‘trigger laws’ that were ready to ban abortion immediately upon Roe’s undoing, but the Supreme Court’s decision remains a federal ruling.
Michael Moore told MSNBC’s Ari Melber: ‘To believe that we’re [Democrats] going to lose on Tuesday, and they’re [Republicans] going to take over, you have to believe certain assumptions.
‘You have to believe what the pollsters have been telling us that since the Roe decision, women were very upset back in June when the decision came down but now, they’ve kind of collected themselves and they’re not so upset because they’re thinking more about the price of a gallon of gas, or a can of Campbell’s soup is up 27 cents.’
‘You know how women are, once they hear that soup has gone up 27 cents a can or that gas – what’s gas this week now? It’s about 22, 20 cents over last year at this time per gallon – right away women are like, ‘I don’t need these reproductive rights, you know? I want less at the gas pump’.’
Michael Moore mocked Republicans for thinking the issue was no longer at the forefront of women’s minds.
‘I mean, it’s so condescending,’ he said.
‘I just wonder as I watch the news and listen to the pundits and pollsters, do they know any women? Is there someone at home that’s a woman? Have they talked to anybody really since June?
‘Do people watching this right now, when I say people, I’m talking about men, if you’re watching this right now, do you really think that women are just over it? Over Roe?’
As well as filmmaking, Moore is a left-wing activist. He backed Bernie Saunders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, before confirming his support for Joe Biden in the presidential election.
Despite Moore’s reservations, pollsters are almost universally calling that the economy will be the biggest issue swaying voters in four days’ time.
President Biden on Wednesday night centered one of his final closing arguments for the midterms on the dangers to democracy, election deniers, and political violence after the attack on Paul Pelosi
Biden’s party has spent $320 million campaigning on abortion ads this election cycle, 10 times more than the $31 million addressing inflation and more than double just $140 million on crime commercials, according to AdImpact
Polls show that factors such as abortion, gun rights, election reform, climate and social issues – that the Democrats have prioritized in their messaging – have dwindled in priority for Americans when they head to the voting booths on Tuesday.
Instead, rising gas and grocery store prices have put the attention of voters on inflation and the economy. Inflation hit a record high in September at 8.2%.
Despite the pollsters’ predictions, Democrats have spent $320 million campaigning on abortion ads this election cycle, 10 times more than the $31 million addressing inflation and more than double the $140 million on crime commercials, according to AdImpact.
Republicans have focused their message on the economy, crime and the border in their midterm messaging, and early polls show it will pay off with at least a majority in the House, with a potential for retaking the Senate.
While three fifths of Americans oppose the Supreme Court’s undoing of Roe v. Wade, polls suggest it is not at the top of most voters’ minds.
A New York Times/Sienna College poll from mid-October found abortion was a top issue for just 5 percent of respondents – tied with those who said the southern border is their top issue.
Americans will head to the voting booths on Thursday, November 8, with the House and Senate looking like they’re up for grabs.
Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd
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