A fundraising money grab by President Joe Biden and other senior Democrats in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision has irritated supporters, who have labeled the maneuver "tacky."
Matt Gehring, a New York-based writer and actor, published a Democratic National Committee fundraising email on Twitter and was so enraged that he added, "and with that, I'm unsubscribing from the DNC."
Joe Biden, Democrats Urge To Raise Money After Supreme Court's Ruling
According to Newsweek, Biden, the DNC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke are among the prominent Democrats who have reached out to voters for money in the aftermath of the historic verdict.
The Democratic National Committee asked for up to $25 per gift to help elect Democrats in November, while Pelosi asked for $15. Meanwhile, O'Rourke, who is running to replace conservative Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, issued a fundraising email asking for $3, writing, "The only way to overturn [Friday's] Supreme Court ruling is to win this election for governor."
According to two teenage protesters, the poorly timed solicitations indicate that the party leadership needs to be replaced. The Supreme Court's decision to overturn a historic abortion law from 1973 has electrified both sides of the ideological spectrum, with left-wing proteges claiming victory, as per New York Post.
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Protests, Clinic Closures Spark Due to Roe v Wade Reversal
Thousands of protesters flocked to the streets throughout the United States on Friday and Saturday in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision to repeal the constitutional right to abortion care by overturning the landmark Roe v Wade decision from 1973.
Joe Biden has urged people to support politicians who would make abortion rights legal, calling the Supreme Court's decision a "sad day" for the court and the country after the court's conservative majority took the unusual step of depriving Americans of a fundamental right.
The president also accused the previous president Donald Trump of choosing judges eager to break established precedent, while clinics throughout the US in states that have prohibited abortion prepared to close their doors, even as patients wait to return for appointments.
On Sunday, Republican lawmakers defended so-called "trigger" legislation that makes abortion illegal in some states. US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged that Congress consider impeaching judges who informed the Senate during their confirmation hearings that Roe v. Wade was a settled precedent, according to Independent.
Suddenly, the Democratic Party's squabbling moderate and leftist wings are together, and they have a new casus belli. They haven't been this energized since burying their differences to depose Donald Trump on November 3, 2020.
You could hear it as Democrat congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez roared with a megaphone outside the Supreme Court, calling youthful supporters into the streets and to the polls.
Meanwhile, donations are flowing into Democratic coffers. Fundraising emails began to arrive in inboxes around the country within minutes of the seismic judgment. People are no longer discussing 40-year high inflation and record gasoline costs or Biden's apparent inability to ride a bicycle.
Republicans might still hope to retake both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections, but the expected red wave is suddenly experiencing headwinds. Republican candidates in the most anti-abortion states will celebrate their Roe v Wade win ahead of the November elections. Other Republicans in swing states, on the other hand, are, as one strategist described it, like the dog who caught the automobile.
With a clear majority of Americans in favor of Roe v Wade, there are few votes to be garnered by celebrating its death. Many Republican candidates will spend months leading up to the midterm elections seeking to refocus their conversations with voters away from abortion and toward the economy, Telegraph reported.
