This decision will produce the sound bites Republicans will use in the news about abortion for the next decade, just as the leak is being quoted now.
I live in a wealthy Republican stronghold in Texas. I know lots of white Republican women, and I can easily divide them into three roughly equal groups: Trump fanatics, ultra-conservatives who voted for Trump solely to stack the court and overturn Roe v. Wade, and the less than fanatical conservatives who didn’t vote for Trump but won’t ever become Democrats.
This last group of women see themselves as financial conservatives, but moderate on social issues - even though they often aren’t: they just like to be seen throwing extra cash as a few pet social issues. They are waiting for a chance to rejoin the GOP, but are still haunted by Trump’s influence - and will likely convince themselves that voting Republican somehow weakens Trump’s hold on the party (which it won’t). These are the ones who will be bothered by anything EXCEPT soft language, and these are the ones the GOP DESPERATELY wants to win back.
