Abortion rights ballot measures are popular, but that hasn't fully translated into Democratic support
In states like Arizona and Nevada, the ballot initiatives have overwhelming support in the polls, while pro-abortion rights Democrats are in much closer races.
LAS VEGAS — Shannon Bilbray Axelrod, a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, stood at the head of a conference table Wednesday night, thanking volunteers for their hard work. But the volunteers weren’t there to boost her campaign for Clark County commissioner.
They were urging voters to support “Question 6,” a measure farther down the ballot that would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.
The effort to pass Question 6 is not explicitly tied to a political party or campaign, but Axelrod was confident the measure could boost her own bid in a Democratic-leaning county.
“They have to go all the way down the ballot” to get to Question 6, Axelrod said. “So that’s helpful.”
But it remains a major question whether Axelrod and other Democratic candidates in battleground states across the country will be able to ride these abortion-related initiatives to victory in next month’s election as many in the party have hoped.
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