There are two old sayings that the few smart and mainstream people left in the Arizona Republican Party may be thinking after today’s State Supreme Court ruling bringing a real-life Handmaid’s Tale to the Grand Canyon state with its decision to reaffirm a Civil War era ban of virtually all abortions no matter the trimester.
Those sayings are:
“Be careful what you wish for.”
“We reap what we sow.”
The Biden/Harris Campaign, already investing heavily in Arizona, will undoubtedly put more resources into the state after the Arizona Supreme Court just opened the door for them to seal the deal with Independents and McCain/Disaffected Republicans.
In a statement following the Arizona court decision, President Joe Biden wrote:
“Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest. This cruel ban was first enacted in 1864—more than 150 years ago, before Arizona was even a state and well before women had secured the right to vote. This ruling is a result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women’s freedom.
Vice President Harris and I stand with the vast majority of Americans who support a woman’s right to choose. We will continue to fight to protect reproductive rights and call on Congress to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade for women in every state.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was just in Arizona several weeks ago will be making a trip to Tucson this Friday to attend a campaign event that will focus on reproductive freedom.
The Biden/Harris Campaign also did not waste any time linking today’s court decision to Donald Trump, posting on social media:
It would be interesting to see how much campaign donations to up and down-ballot Democrats, including the Biden/Harris ticket increase in Arizona from this day forward.
The same for endorsements from Independents and like-minded Republicans who have become estranged from their party on this and other vital issues.
The November election results in Arizona and across the country will tell whether Arizona Republicans reaped what they sowed.