Since the opinion’s release, leftist outlets such as The Washington Post and The New Republic have published articles hyping the minor changes ordered by the court as a “blow” for Republicans. Both outlets advance the Democrat narrative that the purpose of the proposal is to stymie abortion activists’ efforts to codify baby killing in the Ohio Constitution.

As it turns out, Monday’s ruling does not equal the resounding defeat for Republicans the corporate press is making it out to be. While the mandate to change the language of the initiative signature collection portion has received a great deal of media attention, it’s worth mentioning that the Ohio Ballot Board acknowledged during legal proceedings it needed to rework that section of the amendment proposal.