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Riley Rogerson

Murkowski says Supreme Court's abortion decision hurt Republicans in the midterms

WASHINGTON — Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview that she thinks the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade contributed to the GOP's underperformance in the midterms.

"I think the Republican Party, or certainly Republicans in Congress, are looking at the midterms now in the rearview mirror and saying 'All right, it was not the red wave that some believed it to be. And since it was not, why not?'" Murkowski said.

"Republicans nationally didn't see a lot of support from (the) younger generation. OK, why is that?" she said.

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