From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Taverny-C. This is the Daily.

On Tuesday, Kansas became the first state in the country since the fall of

Roe to put the question of abortion directly to voters. The result was not even close.

My colleague Mitch Smith, on why voters in the conservative state, chose overwhelmingly

to preserve abortion rights. And what the outcome in Kansas does and doesn't mean for

the politics of abortion in the rest of the country.

It's Thursday, August 4th.

So Mitch, you're in Kansas and you've been reporting on the ballot measure on abortion

in the state. Tell us what happened on Tuesday.

Well, first we're seeing just huge turnout across the state.

It's happening in Kansas right now. Look, we don't have. It's too early to call, but turnout

is through the roof.

You're not kidding about turnout. I've seen some estimates that say it could rival 2008

when Obama was first running, which is incredible for a primary unbelievable rate.

Really, really high numbers more than what most people were expecting, even though people

were already really plugged in.

If it were to pass, it would remove a constitutional right to an abortion in the state of Kansas.

Right now, a resounding no vote so far.

So translation there at this point in time, those who want to keep protections in place

for abortion rights have the early leads.

The results start coming in and we start seeing these really large margins, including

in some unexpected places.

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