Biden campaign to mark second anniversary of Roe reversal as he makes abortion rights a key reelection message
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President Joe Biden and his allies will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week, homing in on an issue that the president’s campaign sees as key to his reelection bid.
President Joe Biden and his allies will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week, homing in on an issue that the president’s campaign sees as key to his reelection bid. Biden’s campaign is hosting more than 50 events across the country through Monday’s two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overturned the federal legal right to an abortion. The events will feature key Biden surrogates, celebrities and political figures. First lady Jill Biden will participate in two “Women for Biden-Harris” events Sunday in Pennsylvania, and Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to participate in two events, one in Arizona and one in Maryland, on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Dobbs decision. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will participate in a roundtable and campaign rally in Michigan on Monday. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre confirmed last week that the administration also will “commemorate” the anniversary Monday, though details were not immediately released. That strategy fits in with the campaign’s belief that voters in November will be most motivated by tangible issues that could impact their day-to-day lives, as opposed to the world crises and discussions about the candidates’ age and fitness for office that have dominated much of the national conversation. The Biden campaign for months has been using reproductive rights to rally voters, especially the young and female blocs that are especially crucial to his reelection chances. Both Biden and Harris have repeatedly campaigned on former President Donald Trump’s boast that he crafted the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court that overturned Roe two years ago – and both have warned that another Trump term could portend a national abortion ban.
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