Dems could gain most from overturned 'Roe'

As the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts moves forward, many Democrats express concern his could be the vote that will overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision. But if Roe were overturned, who would stand to gain the most politically? Many political analysts agree that it would be Democrats. "I would think that Republican strategists would not be pleased at all to see Roe vs. Wade overturned," says Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory University. Since the Roe vs. Wade ruling in 1973, anti-abortion politicians have been able to castigate the Supreme Court for allowing the procedure. But they have never had to cast a vote outlawing it. Most polls show that in most states, that would be an unpopular vote. Posted by Editor at July 28, 2005 10:37 AM