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Trump is still trying to hold together two abortion audiences at once: anti-abortion activists who want a hard promise and swing voters who do not want a national crackdown. The result is a message that leaves his own position on federal policy unresolved, even as he publicly favors leaving abortion rules to the states.
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Trump is still trying to hold together two abortion audiences at once: anti-abortion activists who want a hard promise and swing voters who do not want a national crackdown. The result is a message that leaves his own position on federal policy unresolved, even as he publicly favors leaving abortion rules to the states.
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