Abortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democrat

[RandySF]

An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the state Legislature on Tuesday, sending a message that abortion remains a winning issue for Democrats, even in the deep South.

Marilyn Lands won a state House seat in a rare competitive race to represent a district that includes parts of Huntsville. Lands, a mental health professional, centered her bid on reproductive rights and criticized the state’s near-total abortion ban along with a recent state Supreme Court ruling that temporarily banned in vitro fertilization.

“Today, Alabama women and families sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation,” Lands said in a statement. “Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban, fully restore access to IVF, and protect the right to contraception.”

Her opponent, Madison City Council member Teddy Powell, focused his campaign on economic development and infrastructure.



https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/26/abortion-winning-strategy-alabama-democrat-00149205

[sinkingfeeling]

1. This is a battleground district: Cole won by 52% to 45% over Democrat Marilyn Lands in 2022. Tonight,

it's a 62% Lands and 38% Cole.

https://www.270towin.com/news/2024/03/26/live-results-alabama-state-house-special-election_1620.html

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Normal people are getting fed up with Republican fascism.

[John Shaft]

3. Cue the center-rights "Dems"

who will parse this into something other than good news.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. I think it's great news. And I think we will

start to see this in a lot of conservative areas.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

5. OMG, come on

Women's healthcare is NOT a political strategy.

[Torchlight]

6. GOP may have finally realized their stones will mean nothing to the avalanche it's caused.

May Mr. Powell be the first of many pebbles forgotten after the avalanche.

[jimfields33]

8. Hopeful.

[Dulcinea]

7. Huntsville is a blue area in a red state.

My daughter goes to college there. It's full of highly educated people, many of whom work in the aerospace & tech fields.