For decades, the mainstream Republican position on abortion rights was clear: Overturn Roe v. Wade and send the issue back to the states.
But since June 2022, when the Supreme Court’s conservative majority did exactly that, Republicans have faced a question that few seemed to consider beforehand: What comes next?
In Arizona, that question is especially impo ... Show More
Nov 2024
What Democrats Think Went Wrong
A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ... Show More
49m 6s
Nov 2024
One Voter to Understand Trump’s Win
For more than two years, we’ve been asking pretty much everyone we meet a version of the same question:Who are you going to vote for and why?And on Wednesday morning, we had the answer to that question. Or at least the first part.Donald Trump easily won the electoral vote, and as ... Show More
19m 45s
Jul 2022
On Abortion Laws, It All Goes Back to 2010
<p>When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the court’s conservative majority argued it was simply handing the question of abortion to the states and their voters to decide for themselves.</p><p>But in reality, the court was ensuring that many states, from Arizona to Ohio, ... Show More
22m 51s
Apr 2024
What's next after Arizona's abortion ban?
First: An Arizona court ruling rolls abortion rights back to the civil war era, igniting a massive GOP problem in November that Donald Trump thought he had just tamped down.
Plus: New economic numbers show inflation on key items is, once again, headed in the wrong direction.
An ... Show More
41m 21s
Nov 2023
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Trying To Thread The Needle On Abortion
For decades, abortion has been a motivating force for the Republican base. But in a post-Roe, world, it's become a political liability in general elections. That leaves 2024 presidential hopefuls attempting a balancing act: how to appeal to primary base voters that oppose abortio ... Show More
16m 10s
Sep 2022
Could a National Abortion Ban Save Republicans?
<p>With the midterm elections a few weeks away, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, forwarded a plan to save his party from the growing backlash over abortion.</p><p>But the proposal — a federal ban on almost all terminations after 15 weeks — has served mostly t ... Show More
21m 52s