“The Dems refused to Codify Roe even when they had the power to,” wrote screenwriter Thomas Cunningham. “RBG refused to retire when Obama could pick her replacement. Biden promised he’s codify Roe. Didn’t. Trump win is only 1 part. The other is Dem failure.”

He was referring to the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal who passed away in late 2020 and who was succeeded by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump. Many progressives had called on Ginsburg to retire and allow Obama to appoint her successor.

“You could have codified Roe v. Wade in 2009, but you didn’t because ‘abortion rights weren’t the priority,'” tweeted Ash Sarkar, contributing editor at progressive outlet Novara Media.

“This is the right’s war on women, but they’ve been helped by the complacency of establishment Democrats,” Sarkar said.