Fernand Amandi: Democrats Must Protect ‘Abortion Access’ and Other Freedoms from MAGA Extremists

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Johnson For ░░░░░░░░ I want to look ░░░░░░░░ the state of Ohio ░░░░░░░░ is kind of an ░░░░░░░░ case to me because ░░░░░░░░ has been trending read ░░░░░░░░ last three or four ░░░░░░░░ cycles Presidential election cycles ░░░░░░░░ it looks like right ░░░░░░░░ that the majority of ░░░░░░░░ population once abortion to ░░░░░░░░ in trying to protections ░░░░░░░░ abortion access to be ░░░░░░░░ in the Constitution My ░░░░░░░░ is into whether or ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ or lose my question ░░░░░░░░ why is it that ░░░░░░░░ haven t Democrats been ░░░░░░░░ to translate a crucial ░░░░░░░░ issue into more success ░░░░░░░░ their state houses or ░░░░░░░░ the federal level Because ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make any ░░░░░░░░ to me that in ░░░░░░░░ red state it s ░░░░░░░░ hey the majority of ░░░░░░░░ want to protect their ░░░░░░░░ to abortion but they ░░░░░░░░ voting for state legislators ░░░░░░░░ are trying to take ░░░░░░░░ away Explain this to ░░░░░░░░ AMANDI Jason I think ░░░░░░░░ of the issues is ░░░░░░░░ have got to understand ░░░░░░░░ this issue of protecting ░░░░░░░░ access is all along ░░░░░░░░ lines of the issue ░░░░░░░░ protecting all the freedoms ░░░░░░░░ this MAGA extremist party ░░░░░░░░ is the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ they want to take ░░░░░░░░ That s why these ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia and the ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ so critical Because depending ░░░░░░░░ what happens it s ░░░░░░░░ to be as Adrianne ░░░░░░░░ yes a harbinger it ░░░░░░░░ also going to determine ░░░░░░░░ this money is spent ░░░░░░░░ 2024 Remember Sherrod Brown ░░░░░░░░ Senator of Ohio up ░░░░░░░░ 2024 If this issue ░░░░░░░░ held and Democratic voters ░░░░░░░░ to the polls in ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ a strong message that ░░░░░░░░ money needs to be ░░░░░░░░ again for Sherrod Brown ░░░░░░░░ other vulnerable states so ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ states but state legislatures ░░░░░░░░ races up and down ░░░░░░░░ ballot are protected The ░░░░░░░░ problem here is we ░░░░░░░░ got a major game ░░░░░░░░ in variable change in ░░░░░░░░ last couple weeks It ░░░░░░░░ a very scary let ░░░░░░░░ put it on the ░░░░░░░░ honestly Mike Johnson the ░░░░░░░░ speaker of the House ░░░░░░░░ s for a national ░░░░░░░░ ban If these issues ░░░░░░░░ up short in both ░░░░░░░░ these states he s ░░░░░░░░ to see that as ░░░░░░░░ green light to go ░░░░░░░░ to the metal and ░░░░░░░░ that even more of ░░░░░░░░ issue in 2024 The ░░░░░░░░ couldn t be higher ░░░░░░░░