The anti-choice movement, the Red south, and the partisan divide on abortion access -- none of these are a coincidence. In fact, they’re all components of an organized campaign to make morality the backbone of the Republican party. Today, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson trace the history of the Long Southern Strategy.
Abortion access hasn’t always been a moral issue-- so how did we get to the partisan divide we see today? Jamia and Kate lay out the strategies of Christian nationalism, racism, and sexism that united southern white voters in the anti-choice movement.
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