ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats who struggled to counter concerns about rising fuel prices and inflation suddenly have a unifying campaign message following the leaking of a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
In an instant, the yet-to-be-issued ruling redefined the campaigns of Stacey Abrams and other Democrats in marquee midterm contests, as they promised to make protecting access to abortion a paramount issue if they're elected to the state's highest offices.
They drew a contrast with Republican leaders in Georgia who celebrated the Supreme Court's willingness to strike down the 1973 case that legalized abortion and, in some cases, they vowed to tighten restrictions on the procedure or outlaw it altogether.
