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Was Trump right to downplay abortion?

President Donald Trump‘s decision to deprioritize abortion as a key issue for the Republican Party during his second administration may have given the GOP a long-term political advantage, strategists and experts say. Abortion dominated the

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Was Trump right to downplay abortion?
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President Donald Trump‘s decision to deprioritize abortion as a key issue for the Republican Party during his second administration may have given the GOP a long-term political advantage, strategists and experts say. Abortion dominated the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election between Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Yet two years later, […]

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