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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino

How the fall of Roe shattered Republicans’ midterm dreams

Joe Biden addresses the crowd on the topic of abortion at Howard Theatre right before the midterms.
Joe Biden addresses the crowd on the topic of abortion at Howard Theatre right before the midterms. Photograph: Jordan Tovin/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

This summer, after a tectonic decision by the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade eliminated the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, Joe Biden predicted American women would revolt. Republicans, however, saw a “red wave” brewing, fueled by widespread economic discontent.

On Thursday, after Democrats defied historical expectations in the first major election of the post-Roe era, Biden effectively declared: “I told ya so.”

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