After Supreme Court abortion decision, 2022 Republicans look to keep the focus on the economy
CNN
In the new post-Roe landscape, Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano seems to have strayed from what he once described as his "number one" focus.
As the GOP nominee for governor navigates one of the most closely watched contests this year, there has been a noticeable drop off in his public comments on abortion -- both in the intensity with which he speaks about the issue and the frequency. Mastriano even cast the issue as a potential distraction following the Supreme Court's ending of federal abortion rights in a 5-4 ruling on June 24, declaring in a statement that it "must not take our focus away from the key issues facing Pennsylvania families."
He's not the only Republican nominee for this year's midterms making that argument.
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