Two key issues for Repub­li­cans and Democ­rats in key states in Novem­ber

Two key issues for Republicans and Democrats in key states in November

The race for con­trol of the White House and Con­gress in Novem­ber are slat­ed to be hot­ly con­test­ed elec­tions, and both Repub­li­cans and Democ­rats face dif­fer­ent chal­lenges in those bat­tles.
While the pres­i­den­tial elec­tion between Pres­i­dent Joe Biden and for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump will be the mar­quee matchup, sev­er­al oth­er races will be affect­ed by key fac­tors that could be make or break for both par­ties. Here are two issues like­ly to play a role in the key states in Novem­ber.
Abor­tion
With the over­rul­ing of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court‘s 2022 deci­sion in Dobbs v. Jack­son Women’s Health Orga­ni­za­tion, the midterm elec­tions lat­er that year — which had been hyped as a “red wave” — saw sur­pris­ing Demo­c­ra­t­ic over-per­for­mance. In states where abor­tion was on the bal­lot in 2022, includ­ing Michi­gan, it di …