I’d say on most issues, you have a third line up the Democrats, a third line up with the GOP only because that is where their party stands on the issue. Then there’s the third in the middle, probably no hard feelings either way unless the issue affects them personally. It becomes a matter of degree on which side and how much they support one or the other third on the issue. You probably won’t see many of this last group out protesting or anything akin to that. They’ll stay quiet for the most part, maybe vote for a candidate that comes closest to their conviction on the issue. But they’ll not get upset like party members do or those two thirds that get all riled up and upset over the issue.
There’s been no movement outside of a few tenths of a point up or down either in the Generic congressional ballot or President Biden’s approval/disapproval which is the normal daily movement since the leaked draft. I’m surprised by that. I expected at least a couple of points rise in favor of the Democrats. Apparently, abortion isn’t a hot topic or issue with this middle third that the Democrats think it is. The middle third that could change the dynamics of an election along with deciding the winner and loser.
I agree, it’s the minority on each side telling all those in-betweeners or don’t carers what best for them that decide the issue and policy. But if this middle third doesn’t want to make waves or take a stance, isn’t their fate to be determine by others exactly what they want?
Now I wonder, if rising prices, inflation wasn’t the number one issue, inflation, rising prices gets the attention from this middle third, if not this abortion issue might have been more important to them than it is today. Say in more normal times, no inflation, no COVID, etc. I don’t know. Whatever, but it does seem the leaked draft hasn’t caught this middle third’s fancy or attention. Only the hardcore on either side of this issue.
