Commentary
The repeal of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision by the U.S. Supreme Court will change California politics—but not in the way people are expecting. The assumption is it will help Democrats and hurt Republicans. And it will continue Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ascension as a leader of the Democrats’ progressive faction.
Instead, it could become a perpetual question put on the ballot every time there’s a November election.
Newsom himself has taken the lead by declaring California an abortion sanctuary state. “California can play an outsized role at this moment,” he said just after the ruling came down on June 24. “I want folks to know, all around the rest of the country, and in many parts of the globe, that I hope we’re your antidote to fear or anxiety. Perhaps to the cynicism that many of you are feeling about fate and the future.”…