Ramaswamy downplays abortion impact on presidential race – Washington Examiner
In a recent statement, Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate, downplayed the significance of abortion in the ongoing presidential race, declaring it “not a presidential issue anymore.” In an interview with CNN, he emphasized that following the Supreme Court’s decision in the *Dobbs* case, which overturned *Roe v. Wade*, abortion should now be viewed as a state-level issue rather than a national one.
Ramaswamy, who continues to support Donald Trump, acknowledged Trump’s handling of the abortion issue and asserted that most Republicans agree with the notion that the matter should be left to the states. He criticized Democrats for attempting to make abortion a central topic in the election discourse, suggesting that they are driving attention toward a topic that he believes has shifted in its relevance to federal politics. This perspective highlights a broader Republican strategy to localize contentious issues, aligning with the party’s focus on states’ rights following the *Dobbs* decision.
Ramaswamy downplays abortion impact on presidential race: ‘Not a presidential issue anymore’
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy downplayed the role of abortion in the presidential election.
Ramaswamy, a supporter of Donald Trump even during his own presidential run, has been campaigning for the former president since dropping out. In an interview with CNN, he defended the Republican presidential nominee’s treatment of abortion, arguing that the issue rests with the states.
“And where I give Donald Trump a lot of credit, this was my position during the presidential campaign as well, is that this is an issue for the states in a post-Dobbs world,” Ramaswamy said. “I think Roe was correctly overturned. I think most Republicans agree on that.
“This is now an issue for the states,” he continued. “And I know that Democrats want to make this a core issue. But the reality is it’s not a presidential issue anymore. It belongs to the states.”
Ramaswamy also hit Vice President Kamala Harris over her claims about Trump’s position on abortion.
“Kamala Harris has wrongly characterized and wrongfully stated — I think in this case I’d call it an outright lie — saying Donald Trump would sign a federal abortion ban when he’s been clear that he’s against a federal position on this issue, and I think voters deserve that kind of clarity,” he said.
Republicans have looked to remove abortion, an issue on which Democrats poll significantly better, from the national spotlight.
A new University of Maryland survey found that a majority of voters in swing states want a federal ruling regarding abortion, rather than leaving it with the states.
Roughly 70% of voters in Arizona, 71% in Michigan, 69% in Pennsylvania, and 73% in Wisconsin favor a federal law regarding abortion.
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