Republicans’ Failed Gamble in Ohio

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Yesterday, voters in Ohio rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the threshold for amending the state constitution. Though the proposal, Issue 1, wasn’t explicitly about abortion, the higher threshold likely would have served as a way to prevent the passage of an abortion-rights initiative in November. I spoke with Russell Berman, who has been covering the Ohio story, about what the result means for supporters of reproductive rights, and for the 2024 election.

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