Opinion Today
May 20, 2024
Abortion access finds wide support, but inflation and immigration concerns boost Trump in Arizona and Florida Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus & Kabir Khanna, CBS News When Arizona and Florida attracted the national spotlight over their abortion battles, this question arose: Would the issue upend the presidential contests in those states — or offset the drag on President Biden that inflation and the border have had on him nationally? And the answer, right now, is no. Biden trails in Arizona by 5 points despite winning it last time, and Trump is comfortably up by 9 points in Florida, after winning it twice in the last two cycles.
Florida: Abortion rights draws support as most call current law "too strict" — but economy, inflation top factors Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus & Kabir Khanna, CBS News Florida is drawing plenty of attention for its abortion battles, and it's showing widespread support for abortion access in the state, though that does not translate into making it a presidential battleground. That's because voters here rate Florida's economy as mixed and the national economy as bad, with inflation and immigration having more impact on the contest right now.
