DLCC launches abortion ad blitz in Arizona and Pennsylvania

Source: Roll Call

Posted October 21, 2024 at 9:28am, Updated at 2:26pm


Down-ballot Democrats announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign Monday that highlights the abortion policies of candidates in the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania. Protecting access to abortion has been the top issue for Democrats up and down the ballot, and the effort builds on the strategy the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee unveiled in March. At the time, the DLCC had committed $60 million to the campaign cycle.

The group is focusing on the state legislative bodies in Arizona and Pennsylvania, they said, because they’re likely to be narrowly won majorities in states that will also be crucial for the top of the ticket. Arizona and Pennsylvania currently have split governments.

In Arizona, Republicans have a majority in both legislative chambers: 16-14 in the Senate and 31-29 in the House. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is a Democrat. In Pennsylvania, Republicans hold control of the Senate, 28-22, while Democrats have a narrow 102-101 majority in the General Assembly. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is a Democrat.

“Control of Pennsylvania and Arizona’s legislatures will come down to just a handful of votes, and abortion could be the driving message that determines who wins in November,” said Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee interim communications director Sam Paisley, in a statement announcing the nearly $2 million push. “Many voters know abortion is on the ballot this year, but they don’t always know where — the answer is in state legislatures.”

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