Republicans' Abortion Battle: A Divisive and Dizzying Backlash.

The Republican Party's strict abortion bans have exposed Americans' broad opposition to the issue, with public surveys on the matter needing more nuanced questions. A four-point question probably best measures where Americans sit on the issue: legal in all cases, legal in most, illegal in all, and illegal in most. The Roe v. Wade framework, making abortion mostly legal but allowing states to impose modest restrictions, is where the majority of American voters are. From the midterms to Wisconsin, potentially to the 2024 elections, they're continuing to punish the party that's straying the furthest from that.