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And put aside the fact that IVF is hugely popular across party lines and even among evangelicals. Threatening to limit, ban, or criminalize it is stupid math at any time, but especially in an election year.

The wildest part of this is that Republicans who thought overturning Roe was a practical win couldn’t envision just how much of a political loser it would turn out to be.

The 2022 midterm elections, which happened just months after Dobbs, were a decisive victory for Democrats. And voters in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania said abortion was the most important issue of that election, not GOP-favoring inflation or crime.

Before Dobbs the midterms looked very bad for Democrats — “disastrous,” according to Politico. President Biden had low approval ratings, voters were contending with economic malaise, crime, and a migrant crisis and midterms are usually bad for incumbent presidents.

But thanks to abortion, Dems were able to dam an impending red wave.

Conditions haven’t changed much — Biden’s approvals are still low, and the economy, crime and immigration are still important issues for many voters.

But the issue of women’s reproductive rights, thanks to these endless ripple effects and damning news cycles for Republicans, is still threatening to save the Democrats and Biden from another Trump administration and Republican wins down-ballot.

Overturning Roe is the bomb that keeps exploding, even years after the initial blast. In the end, it could be the nail in the GOP’s coffin.

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(S.E. Cupp is the host of "S.E. Cupp Unfiltered" on CNN.)

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