Chuck Todd: Why a political middle ground no longer 'exists' on abortion

NBC News Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd and NBC News Correspondent Dasha Burns join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the fallout from the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to reinstate a Civil War-era abortion ban and how it will impact the 2024 election.

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[anyeverywhere]

Two Arizona supreme court justices who voted in favor of the ban, justices Bolick and King, will be up for retention vote in November. These two will get voted out allowing the Gov. Hobbs to appoint two new justices onto the supreme court.

[MeetThaNewDealer]

Donald Trump will absolutely sign a national abortion ban if he gets re-elected and it comes to his desk. Anybody who believes otherwise is being obnoxiously obtuse.

[pamlewis]

Women will not put up with this crap! Restore the protections of Roe! Now! 🇺🇲

[eagleinewschannel]

1864 abortion law never mention about caring patients before they will reach life threatening moments.

[Mrchair]

And next republicans will come after birth control.

For those of you men who think this doesn't affect you-it will affect you. Bigly.

Because if you think life sucks now and you're broke, try being a parent when you're not ready. You'll at least be on the hook for child support.

[cecilelaforce]

I want to know how an 1864 law will be upheld in Arizona at all. Arizona wasn't a state. The bottom half was the Confederate Territory. The top half was a different Territory and included Las Vegas, Nevada. Who's going to call Las Vegas and tell them?

[Bill-fcvl]

Increase welfare for unwed mothers. guarantee free health care for all newborns up till the age of Six. Mandate free child care so mothers can work. Change adoption laws to make it extremely easy to adopt children. And allow prospective parents to pay For an unwed mother's healthcare and maternity care. Allow direct payments from prospective parents to an unwed mother. And 8:20 watch how fast abortion declines

[jbaehre]

There is no compromise. Just stay away from my body.

[GypsyCurls]

I’m sorry. You should not be able to put restrictions of any time on it. That is left up to the mother and her doctor. No one that is beyond a certain point has ever said, I change my mind and I am 6 months pregnant, I want to terminate it. NO ONE in their right minds. And no doctor would perform one. The only woman getting a late term abortion is one where the life of the mother is truly at stake or the fetus is no longer viable, or etc. This shouldn’t be a conversation our government is having, let alone having to vote on. If you make them safe, legal, affordable and accessible, then women can decide when they are still mostly in the first trimester to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.

[Keepitkind]

Politicians can't find a middle ground, but most Americans can. As far as I hear, most are satisfied with a three month time period in which to get one. Prolifers can still reach out to mother's individually, with choices like adoption, which is a good option for some.

[jeffradue]

There is a middle ground. From a policy perspective, it is the policy platform of the Democratic party. Republicans have skewed so far to the extreme right ideologically (dipping into the realm of fascism), that it would appear that typical moderate, common sense positions held by Democrats are left leaning, but really, if one considers popular opinion on many of the primary issues that Americans care about, positions held by Democratic politicos are in line with the majority of Americans desires. That is "Middle Ground."

[peterstafford]

There is a middle ground. Its called the democratic party.

[brothertaro]

Get Big Republican Government out of people's lives.

[teejaye]

It’s hard to recall when Ohio was a swing state…..now they’re as backwards as Alabama 😢

[JMTMO]

It's not putting voters in the a tough place despite what this NBC reporter says. A clear majority of Americans support abortion freedom.

[gina]

By the time November rolls around, Trump will be out marching with the pro-choice people if the polls say "Roe" is going to bring him a loss 😮

[ijvgxqr]

Give men equal treatment under the law and they'll be more likely to vote for Your Freedom.

[zynathera]

Because no one is willing to actually talk about the issue without the rhetoric.

[sloperdad]

Of course a middle ground exists. It's just that fewer are willing to work with their fellow countrymen/women to find it.

[presidentmeeks]

This idea that a 24 week is extreme or to far to the left is crazy when you have states telling Women what to do with their bodies No body is going to wait 1 week before the baby is born and say I’m going to get abortion What Democrats need to ask the voters is would you rather have a say in what goes on with your body or not