Commentary
A Democrat friend of mine is fed up with California’s high taxes, high crime, and high homelessness. He is so exhausted by it that he was ready to vote Republican. But that changed with the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. He says he cannot vote Republican as long as they support banning abortions.
Before the leak, Republicans were poised to enjoy a sweeping November victory. They were expected to flip numerous California Congressional seats. The climate for the opposition party had never looked better: an extremely weak and unpopular president, combined with record inflation and an impending recession, and crime surging across the country….