Abortion rights supporters are laying the foundations for a series of ballot initiatives and constitutional amendments that would give voters the chance to protect reproductive freedom in next year’s presidential contest, a coordinated campaign they hope would drive even more voters to the polls than might otherwise participate in a national election.
The echoes of 2004 — when another hot-button social issue appeared on ballots across the country in coincidence with a competitive presidential re-election bid — could not ring any louder.
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