DNC Talkers’ Toplines — June 27, 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022

TOP TIDBITS
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM
MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE
ROE TALKING POINTS

TOP TIDBITS

1. Following the conservative Supreme Court majority’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the DNC, DSCC, and the DCCC launched a nationwide organizing campaign to elect and reelect Democratic candidates who will defend women’s rights to make their own health care decisions.

   The organizing effort includes the launch of a new website, www.DefendChoice.org, an online hub where volunteers can easily connect with the coordinated field campaign in their state, sign up to make calls or send texts through Democrats’ national distributed organizing program, and share their own personal story about the importance of protecting reproductive rights. Please share this site. 

    

2. Here’s a look at some events that Democratic state parties are holding today highlighting what’s at stake this November in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. 

• New Hampshire: At 11:30AM ET, the New Hampshire Democratic Party held a virtual press conference following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with New Hampshire leaders who will discuss Republicans’ attacks on reproductive rights. 
   

• Georgia: At 11:30AM ET, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a virtual press conference to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision for Georgia women and call out Georgia Republicans for their dangerous, unpopular anti-choice agenda with Congresswoman Nikema Williams, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia; state Sen. Jen Jordan, candidate for attorney general; and Dr. Kelly Coffman, reproductive psychiatrist. 
   

• Pennsylvania: At 2:00PM ET, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party will hold a press conference on the Capitol front steps in Harrisburg with state Senators Katie Muth, Maria Collett, and Lindsey Williams will join state Representatives Joanna McClinton, Jenn O’Mara, Emily Kinkead, and Bridget Kosierowski and Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Sharif Street highlighting that women’s reproductive rights are on the ballot in 2022.
   

• Michigan: At 2:00PM ET, the Michigan Democratic Party will hold a press conference at the State of Michigan Capitol in Lansing with Democratic state representatives to blast extremist Republicans for their dangerous, wildly unpopular anti-choice agenda that seeks to ban abortions without exception and even criminalize it.

  These come on the heels of similar events in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio and more since the Supreme Court issued its decision Friday morning.
   

1. Please help amplify these resources from our sister committees:
    

2. From the DSCC: DSCC Launches New Website, GOPonAbortion.com, Following Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade
    

3. From the DCCC: DCCC Launches “ExtremeGOP.Com,” Highlighting House Republicans’ Abysmal Record Attacking Women’s Right To Access Reproductive Care
    

4. From the DLCC: States to Save Roe project

FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM

@DNCWarRoom: Republicans have been fighting to overturn Roe for decades. But they aren’t stopping there. With Republicans in power, states could ban abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother and criminalize abortion. [DNC VIDEO]

DNC War Room: Republicans Across The Country Make it Clear Roe Is Just The Beginning
 

MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE

Please amplify some of our top content from DNC channels below:

Make no mistake: The Republican Party will not stop at overturning Roe. The stakes of November’s elections could not be higher—voters will make their voices heard by electing Democrats up and down the ballot. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), (Facebook)

Republicans want to pass a national abortion ban. Democrats want to codify Roe. That choice is on the ballot in November. @TheDemocrats (Twitter)

The ruling by Trump-appointed justices overturns 50 years of precedent. People deserve to be able to make their own decisions about their health. We must go forward, not backward. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), (Facebook)

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ROE TALKING POINTS

• Last week, the Supreme Court expressly took away a constitutional right from the American people. New extreme state laws will jeopardize the health of millions of women without exceptions for rape or incest.
   

• We know what Republicans want to do:

  • McConnell said Senate Republicans could try for a federal abortion ban if they take back the Senate majority.

  • Pence said Republicans “must not rest and must not relent” until there is an abortion ban in every state

  • McCarthy said he supports a 15-week abortion ban bill if Republicans take back the House
     

• This decision is the direct result of Republicans’ unrelenting, decades-long, radical war on health care and the right to choose. Many MAGA Republicans want to ban abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Read more about their war on the right to an abortion HERE.
   

• Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, Republicans are taking their attacks on abortion care to state legislatures:

  • Abortion access is now banned or is likely to be banned soon in about two dozen Republican-controlled states.

  • We can protect abortion rights by winning state legislatures this year.
     

• As Republicans push to make abortion illegal, in many states, electing Democratic governors, attorneys general, state legislatures, and federal representatives is the last line of defense for Americans’ reproductive rights. 
   

• The choice this November is clear: Instead of focusing on the issues people are worried about, like working to lower costs and address inflation, Republicans are focused on taking away rights and dictating women’s private health care decisions. 
   

• To take action, visit https://defendchoice.org/.