Did you hear about the referendum last week in the red state of Ohio to enshrine abortion rights in its state Constitution? It passed resoundingly, 57% to 43%. (“Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia” – Washington Post)
Well, what about the results of the referendum to ban child gender transitions? Oh wait, there wasn’t one.
What about the referendum to ban sanctuary cities? Nope, that wasn’t on the ballot anywhere either.
Conservatives have got to start using ballot initiatives on issues such as these to drive our turnout and put the left on defense. This tweet from Patrick Ruffini is spot on.
[Republicans more or less developed this strategy and then forgot about it. It worked very effectively in the 2004 cycle, in fact. You know who one of its architects was? Karl Rove. You know the last time the GOP used it effectively? Karl Rove. Maybe the GOP should stop griping about Rove and start picking his brain. — Ed]
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