Republican presidential candidates are finally tackling abortion politics head-on, recognizing — for the first time in the post-Roe era — that ceding the debate to Democrats could be a recipe for defeat in 2024.
Why it matters: President Biden and his day-old campaign already have signaled that protecting abortion rights will be central to his re-election pitch — a safe strategic bet after Republicans lost a string of elections in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer.
