Arizona activists are damning Independence Day itself within the wake of the Supreme Courtroom’s overturn of Roe v. Wade — with the heartfelt assist of the native Democratic Get together.
“F–okay the Fourth,” the Pima County Democratic Get together wrote in a now-deleted tweet to advertise a July 4 occasion of the identical identify, sponsored by the Tucson Ladies’s March.
The rally, set for Monday in Tucson’s Reid Park, will “mourn” the June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Ladies’s Well being Group that despatched the query of abortion rights again to the states.
“Carry comfy sneakers, water, garden chairs, posters, and your anger,” the ladies’s rights group instructed attendees Friday in a submit promoting the gathering.
Republicans — and a few Democrats — howled in protest on the celebration’s official endorsement.
“This sickens me,” wrote Karrin Taylor Robson, one in every of 4 GOP candidates operating for governor. “The trendy Democrat Get together in a single tweet.”
“What the hell are you pondering @PimaDems?!?” requested Adrian Fontes, a Democrat vying to turn out to be Arizona’s secretary of state. “How does this assist us WIN?”
Hours later, the celebration deleted the submit, admitting it “was in poor style” — however continued to spice up the rally.
“Make no mistake, nonetheless. We assist the occasion … to assist girls in our neighborhood grieve for the lack of their bodily autonomy,” the Democrats wrote.
“Thanks for bringing extra Arizonans to the Republican Get together,” GOP activist Scott Presler responded.
Democratic fundraising has flourished because the Dobbs resolution was handed down. The nationwide celebration and its allies raked in additional than $80 million between June 24 and Friday, in line with ActBlue, the Dems’ on-line fundraising arm.
However the resolution didn't ignite Democratic voters in Tuesday’s New York and Illinois primaries, Fox Information reported.
Gubernatorial contests within the two blue states gave rank-and-file Dems their first likelihood to point out their power on the polls within the wake of the Roe overturn.
As an alternative, Democratic turnout dropped considerably from the states’ 2018 major contests. New York noticed a whopping 45% lower — from greater than 1.5 million votes to simply 865,000 — on this yr’s Democratic gubernatorial major, whereas Illinois posted a 36% loss in Dem enthusiasm.
In the meantime, GOP turnout surged 14% in Illinois, signaling a seamless enthusiasm hole between the events because the midterm elections method.
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