Upcoming Special Elections Will Gauge Abortion Issue

Cook Political Report: “It’s clear the abortion issue has swiftly galvanized Democrats. What’s less clear is whether it will override independent voters’ inflation concerns in the context of partisan races.”

“The final results of upcoming special elections in Minnesota’s 1st CD (August 9, Cook PVI of R+8), Alaska’s At Large seat (August 16, R+8) and New York’s 19th and 23rd CDs (August 23, R+2 and R+9) will be much better gauges of the post-Dobbs landscape heading into the fall.”