Key Takeaways from the 2023 Elections

Heidi and Joel analyze key election results and discuss how abortion politics led to Democratic victories across VA, KY, and OH.  From a major ballot measure passing that will enshrine abortion rights into the Ohio state constitution, to a rebuke of VA Governor Youngkin’s attempt to ‘to thread the needle on abortion,’ voters turned out at unexpected levels to protect women’s rights. Then Heidi and Joel discuss why Democrats aren’t polling better with rural Americans (hint: it’s interest rates), and how to widen the winning margins for Democrats in key districts. To find out more about the One Country Project, visit our website.