The message for voters will be twofold: The Trump-appointed justices showed they would side with anti-abortion activists, and now they need just one more ally.
“This ruling adds a new level of fervor and enthusiasm for the election,” said Mallory Quigley, spokesperson for the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion advocacy group. “We always knew we needed a bigger margin on the court, and whoever wins this election will likely have the opportunity to appoint additional justices. Making sure it’s President Trump and not Joe Biden is essential.”…
The ruling “lays bare how essential the presidency is with judicial appointments,” one senior administration official said. “For many conservatives, they’ll say, ‘This is why we have two Trump justices, and they got it right as a matter of law.’”
Of course, the ruling is unlikely to energize just conservatives. Progressives and Democratic lawmakers insisted Monday that the decision would motivate their base as well, maintaining that the narrow ruling — aided by the vote of the conservative-leaning Chief Justice John Roberts — showed just how precarious abortion rights were under a Trump presidency.
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