Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, the GOP has
repeatedly paid a price electorally for its stance on abortion.

The chaos has been dispiriting to the anti-abortion activists who helped
engineer the Dobbs decision in the first place. And now they think they
have a new political strategy to get Republicans out of their defensive
crouch and to start winning again on this issue. 

The woman leading this effort is Marjorie Dannenfelser, the head of
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, one of the most important
institutions in the GOP firmament. She’s known as the woman who killed
Roe.

Dannenfelser and her colleagues are plotting, financing, and staffing
the Republican Party’s counter attack on abortion. Playbook co-author
and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza sat down with her at SBA’s Virginia
headquarters this week, partly because she had some news she wanted to
share about how and where anti-abortion activists are making their first
big move.

Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Marjorie Dannenfelser is the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life
America.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio. 
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.

The GOP’s new strategy to win on abortion

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