By Tommy Acosta
Sedona AZ — It went from red tsunami to a red wave, to a red puddle, to a red trickle, to a red drizzle, to a red fizzle.
What the hell happened?
Well, it wasn’t because voters did not care about the economy or inflation or the border crisis or rampant crime, etc.
If any finger needs to be pointed as to why the red wave evaporated, that finger must be pointed at the Supreme Court for their ruling on Roe vs Wade.
Fox News pundits in the run to the election tried to negate the impact of the anti-abortion movement and the hardline taken by so many Republican domineered states and candidates, but to no avail.
Women have fought long and hard through the decades to gain rights, from being allowed to read or write, to drive a car and vote.
The last thing women need in a system dominated by men is to lose dominion over their own bodies.
The pundits forget that when it comes to abortion, there is no party line distinction for women who want one.
Republican, Democratic, Conservative and Independent women get abortions. Party lines mean nothing to women in distress.
When they go to a clinic to abort, they are not asked to write down their political affiliation.
So, one would guess there are very few stats available.
One can assume that it was the “closet” votes of pro-abortion Republican women that made the difference.
The timing of the SCOTUS ruling could not have come at a worse time for Republicans.
It’s only a matter of time before the Fox News pundits grudgingly admit that of all issues affecting the voters in the November 8 Election, abortion was number one.
Right or wrong, women until now were able to choose to have one or not. It was their right to do so.
Yet. That right was taken from them. People do not take losing their rights lightly.
For some women, one can be certain that the right to their own bodies is perhaps even more important to them than the right to vote.
What a dumb mistake. SCOTUS screwed the party. Surprising is that the Fox News people did not see it coming.
They kept thinking that the other issues, crime, the border, Woke, CRT, the economy and inflation would carry their red wave through.
Nope. They were wrong. And now they have to walk around trying to make sense of what happened with egg on their faces.
At this point they will grasp for any straw to validate their predictions. They will talk about unifying the party going forward and what must be done to win the presidential election in 2004 and rigged elections.
But the damage is done.
The best they can do is urge states that have draconian anti-abortion laws to ease up and make exceptions for rape, incest, medical issues or else.
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Awsome article … thanks TA….
I said the same thing on election day when things weren’t falling as expected. You can’t legislate moral issues.
The violence of abortion can be likened to the result of a “school shooting” using a machete – images of dead dismembered children would cause massive outrage. Yet, people DEMAND the “right” to accomplish the same thing on an even more innocent life. And while no one argues that a woman has the complete autonomy and authority over her own body, God gave women the gift of growing a NEW body inside their own. Killing this new body is no different than the “school shooting.” And yet society has rationalized this violence for thousands of years, and still continues to do so. The most honest vocabulary for all the abortion bills is people voting for the “right” to the violence of murdering innocence. It is violence – there is no other way to describe it if one has witnessed what actually happens. We, as a society, sincerely need to come to an honest grip of this reality. How we move forward with this honesty will decide either our moral maturity or the fall of our civilization.
Nice try ~ to divert the attention on results of the so-called election/selection process. Not buying it for one second. There is so much evidence of fraud, how could you even try to justify these media pumped results?
It is time to wake up and see the truth – this exercise we just went through — that has now re-invented itself to delays, excuses, and blind-eyes – is a sham and is being called out and proven to be what it is – deception.
You are welcome to use the “women’s issues” card and express your opinion, however it may be worth your while to take your head out of the sand and take another look at the bigger picture. We were given eyes to see, yet some truly are choosing not to see what is clearly in front of their faces. Fortunately enough are awake and alert and tending to the business of legal issues to rectify situations of deception worldwide.
Of course, we are all welcome to our own perspectives… and we are also able to open up our thinking and look again, re-examine our thoughts and beliefs, and course correct. We are at a huge moment of opportunity now – to remain in the old matrix or to set ourselves free and rise above the programming. What will we each choose?
S Suzanne, There is so much evidence of fraud you say??? Please give us all some confirmed facts.
How many recounts did the Republicans pay for in Maricopa County and what was found???
Please do your own research – there are lots of details being provided for those that will look into it beyond the mainstream lines. See what you find – that is the whole point of research over asking to be spoon-fed.
The vast majority of election deniers and Trump allies throughout the country were defeated! Our country’s democracy was on the table this election and the voters have clearly spoken to save it. In addition to the abortion issues, I think the various candidates’ allegiance to Trump and the fact that, like Trump, they lie through their teeth and believe in nonsense conspiracy theories was a big factor in their defeat. The vast majority of the American people are fed up with the extremism, chaos, lies and conspiracy nonsense of the MAGA movement. The Democrats picked up a lot of the independent voters and even some Republicans who simply are done with “Trump-like” candidates. Good riddance to Kari Lake, a pathetic liar and fraud, just like her buddy, Trump. I think the best thing that can happen to the Democrats and increase their chances of winning the White House in 2024 is if the Republicans nominate Trump again. He lost “bigley” in 2020 and will be destroyed in 2024 if he is the Republican nominee.
A commentary on Tommy Acosta’s assertion that the abortion issue changed the outcome of the midterm elections.
Dobbs v. Jackson held the Constitution of the United States does not recognize a federal right to abortion.
The Supreme Court held that the Constitution never contemplated a right to abortion and the reasoning used in Roe v. Wade was not supported by either the law or historical facts.
Basically, the Court stated that the tri-semester scheme of Roe was actually legislation that only a legislative body like Congress was authorized to enact and that the Roe Court overstepped its limited judicial power, as envision by the checks and balance doctrine. See. Federalist Papers.
The Court stated Congress and individual States were free to create laws creating a statutory State right to abortion. For instance, in New York, Roe v. Wade was ratified by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Cuomo.
Therefore, the right to an abortion in New York was and is is unaffected by the Dobbs Court.
Over 16 States and Washington, DC have state laws codifying Roe v. Wade. Many more States are moving to codify Roe.
This past Summer 2022, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced the REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL ACT which would enact in federal law the essential holdings of Roe v. Wade, protecting abortion rights and contraception access.
So from one view, the Supreme Court did not say that abortions are illegal, but rather, the Roe Court was wrong to assume the role of the legislature when it decided Roe v. Wade in 1973.
it is important to understand exactly happened in Dobbs and Mr. Acosta’s article was not clear, just like many Americans do not understand that Congress and our State legislatures can enact laws to guarantee and protect abortion rights.
Some lawyers believe that abortion rights are better protected when law makers and Governors enact such laws, as opposed to having 5 Judges decide the issue.
Acosta’s assertion that the abortion issue changed the red tidal wave into a red ink blot is misplaced.
First of all the so called experts are predicting that the Democrats will lose control of the House of Representatives. The only important issue is math. If the Republicans win the majority with 218 votes or 300 votes does not matter. What matters is 218 votes. 218 votes gives them control of the House of Representatives. Mr. Acosta calls this a “fizzle”. I assure you that change of control in the House of Representatives is hardly a “fizzle”. It’s more like a major earthquake.
Nancy Pelosi will not be the Speaker and Adam Shiff will have his office relocated to the basement of the Treasury Building next to the bathroom.
Remember it’s the House that impeaches presidents. However, the Republicans don’t need to impeach Biden. They are very ready to prove to the nation that Hunter Biden was engaged in play to pay money transactions with China and Ukraine. Congressman claim hard evidence and eye witnesses will show that Joe Biden was the so-called “the big guy” and received illegal cash kickbacks from his son.
If true, this will be enough to make Biden resign in disgrace.
A Republican victory in the House will be stunning and disrupt government just like the government was disrupted when the Pelosi House impeached Trump.
More powerful than the economy, crime and abortion was the reflexive vote to keep Donald Trump out of office, This was the message of the Democrats. The liberal media and the Democrats have been using this narrative for years and did not abandon it in 2022.
BEHOLD
Trump appointed the majority of the judges on the Supreme Court.
Trump was the leader of the so called ‘insurrection” targeted to topple “democracy”.
Trump was and is a Russian sympathizer and will sell Ukraine out.
Trump took top secret documents out of the White House.
Trump. Trump. Trump. TRUMP!!!!!
It does not matter what is true. Both sides care about power and not the health of the nation or the world. The people running our nation are mentally ill.
The relatively handful of Independents and Republicans that determine the outcome of elections were voting to keep Trump out of American politics. They are tired of him. They are afraid of him.
These voters realize the Democrats are destroying the nation, but they would rather suffer the stupidity and propaganda of the Democrats than allow Donald Trump to have his fingers on any button.
It was Trump all along. Nothing more. Nothing less.