Donald Trump promised a transactional relationship with evangelical voters: He would give them pro-life policies in exchange for their unconditional support. That transaction went through, but the receipt isn’t pretty. Abortion rates spiked during his presidency. The celebration that accompanied toppling Roe v. Wade was short-lived. In 2022, for the first time in memory, Democrats were the single-issue voters when it came to abortion, turning out in historic numbers to support abortion rights. It proved to be decisive, swinging dozens of competitive races against the Republican Party. The only
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