In the spring, Ron DeSantis had previously expressed cautious optimism to donors that the pro-choice advocates’ attempt to incorporate abortion rights into the state’s constitution this November will not be successful.
However, he also cautioned that the defeat of the abortion-rights ballot initiative would still be a challenging battle for Florida pro-lifers, both politically and financially.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, DeSantis’s team remains optimistic that the pro-choice ballot initiative will be unsuccessful as election day approaches.
Internal polling conducted within the governor’s political circle indicates that support for Amendment 4 is in the low 50s.
The passage of constitutional amendments necessitates a 60 percent threshold.
Despite former President Donald Trump’s statements to NBC News on Thursday that he opposed the six-week moratorium, DeSantis’s supporters remain optimistic.
A subsequent statement was issued by Trump’s team, which clarified that the former president attempted to retract the pronouncement.
Florida’s supreme court upheld the state’s 15-week prohibition in the spring and permitted a six-week ban to take effect within 30 days.
The state’s highest court also ruled in favor of the pro-choice group Floridians Protecting Freedom’s request to have their draft constitutional amendment appear on the ballot this autumn.
In the coming weeks, Florida politicians will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the spending and television messaging strategies that will be employed by both factions of the constitutional amendment campaign.
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