Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker is stressing his support for abortion rights in race against Sen. Rand Paul
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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker has been stressing his belief in abortion rights in his race against Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Rand Paul is seeking his third term in Kentucky.
Seeking wider appeal beyond core Democratic voters in a conservative state, Booker has now jumped into the fray on abortion access in the Bluegrass State after the demise of Roe v. Wade. The issue is at the forefront of Kentucky's Nov. 8 election, when voters will decide whether to amend the state's constitution to declare outright that it doesn’t protect the right to an abortion. Abortion-rights supporters hope to build a majority coalition against the amendment that includes independents and moderates from both major parties.
In campaigning, Booker is showing the same zeal for abortion rights that he did for social and economic justice issues in 2020, when he barely lost his party's Senate primary — a surprisingly strong showing and launchpad for securing the Democratic nomination this year.