Kansas. Ohio….

MAJOR BREAKING: Ohio voters REJECT Issue 1 by an overwhelming margin in a high-turnout election. A massive win for democracy and abortion rights. https://t.co/vw5qZhN5ER

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 9, 2023

I feel like I’m missing a state. But the expectation that the people were okay with the repeal of Roe has proven wrong.

And the people who try to screw with democracy ain’t too popular, either.

Kari Lake, who campaigned in Ohio this week for Amendment 1, says the election tonight was rigged. pic.twitter.com/yZ7qyk3Deh

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 9, 2023

Even if they aren’t yet getting the message.  The Ohio Republican House tried hard to rig this election so they could rig the election on the abortion issue. That didn’t work out for them.

The whole issue of messing with elections is not likely to help Trump next November, either.

JMM reminds me: Michigan.

2/ The broader issue is how it can be used to leverage broader electoral goals. Red states aren’t going to turn blue. But Whitmer used abortion to leverage Michigan into unified D control. First time in decades. It’s a lead weight on the GOP.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 9, 2023

And Kentucky:

There is really no getting around this and it goes beyond pro-life/anti-abortion rights movement. Every time abortion goes on the ballot abortion rights win decisively, even in red or even very red states. For conservatives the only real path is to keep it off the ballot. https://t.co/T7RVLZx10R

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 9, 2023

Five alarm fire, indeed.