WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that Republicans could pursue federal legislation to ban abortion everywhere has supplied potent political ammunition to Democrats’ midterm campaign strategy.
The Kentuckian’s brief comments – made during an interview with USA Today in May, before the overturning of Roe v. Wade – are now being featured in television advertising and messaging of Democratic candidates across the country.
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a national ban on abortion is possible,” blares a new commercial being run by the Democratic National Committee that clips from TV news accounts.
