A state-level initiative that would protect abortion rights in Arizona cleared a legal challenge this week, guaranteeing its place on the ballot in a key state for both the presidential race and the Senate.
Anti-abortion advocates are still putting up a campaign against it, but they’re facing long odds on a policy fight that has grown increasingly favorable for Democrats. Polling shows voters in the state are supportive of abortion access, and their campaign differs little from how anti-abortion strategists in other states have tried and failed to convince voters to defeat similar measures.
“What’s that quote, like insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? It’s like that,” an activist who is working against the initiative told NOTUS, expressing frustration with anti-abortion efforts in Arizona and other states where these ballot measures have cropped up. She spoke to NOTUS candidly on the condition of anonymity. “Clearly, what we’ve been doing isn’t working.”