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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Shocker: Trump’s Sudden New Abortion Shift Turns Out to Be a Big Scam

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4800 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, we learned that the committee for the 2024 Republican convention is debating a new platform, proposed by Donald Trump, that purports to soften the party’s positions on abortion and same sex marriage. This will be widely interpreted as a savvy effort to woo swing voters and suburban women. But what if it’s really an expression of fear that the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the horrors it has unleashed will remain a major problem for Trump and the GOP this fall? We talked to Jess McIntosh, a Democratic strategist and longtime defender of reproductive rights, about what’s driving this shift, why it’s a scam, and how Democrats can make sure voters know it. Listen to this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent.

0:35.0

On Monday, the news broke that the Republican National Committee is debating a new platform

0:40.4

proposed by Donald Trump that purports to soften the party's positions on abortion and same-sex

0:46.2

marriage. The new language is being debated this week. This will be widely interpreted as a savvy

0:53.0

move by the Trump campaign, an effort to woo swing

0:56.3

voters and suburban women alienated by the GOP's anti-choice stance.

1:01.4

But what if it's better understood as an expression of fear, that is, worried that the

1:06.0

overturning of Roe v. Wade and the horrors that has unleashed will remain a major problem for Trump and the

1:11.8

GOP this fall. Today we're discussing this with Jess McIntosh, a Democratic strategist who

1:18.1

has spent many years defending reproductive rights. We're going to talk about what it says

1:23.1

that Trump is taking this step, why it's a scam, and how Democrats can make sure voters know that.

1:29.7

Great to have you on, Jess.

1:31.3

Thank you so much for having me, Greg. It's awesome to talk to you. It's been a minute.

1:34.7

It has been a while. A lot has happened since we talked last.

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