Right-wing politicians' Campaign Strategies Related to the Abortion Issues in a Context of Post-Roe State Abortion Bans: The Causes and Effects of Abortion Flip-flopping in the US 2024 State Legislature Races

• In Event: Abortion Politics in the US (2)

Brief Overview

This mixed-methods paper examines why some Republican state legislator candidates try to "moderate" (flip-flop) abortion positions in states with abortion bans and the effect of this abortion issue "moderation" on election outcomes.

Authors

• Daniel J Schulte, University College London

• Liz Anne Ralph-Morrow, University College London