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PAF in The Boston Globe: In Ohio, a ballot measure by GOP may end up benefiting Democrats

PAF in The Boston Globe: In Ohio, a ballot measure by GOP may end up benefiting Democrats

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Ohio haven’t had a lot of success recently. The last few election cycles have left them with major losses, a redistricting disadvantage, and little hope of turning their ...
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PAF in the Hill: Ohio Secretary of State says contraception would not be banned if amendment threshold raised

PAF in the Hill: Ohio Secretary of State says contraception would not be banned if amendment threshold raised

The Ohio Secretary of State said Tuesday that Republican lawmakers would not try to ban contraception if the threshold for passing a state constitutional amendment is raised. Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) made the ...
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PAF in 538: Everything You Need To Know About The Ohio Ballot Measure That Could Block Abortion Rights

PAF in 538: Everything You Need To Know About The Ohio Ballot Measure That Could Block Abortion Rights

The campaign over Issue 1 in Ohio has been provocative, to say the least. One ad argues that the ballot measure is necessary to prevent children from getting gender-affirming care without their parents’ consent. ...
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PAF in Insider: Ohio Republicans wanted to kneecap abortion activists before November. It may backfire on them.

PAF in Insider: Ohio Republicans wanted to kneecap abortion activists before November. It may backfire on them.

Ohioans are voting in an election that was never supposed to happen. It is poised to become the latest data point of how conservatives are still struggling to respond to a public ...
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PAF in Slate: The Most Important Vote for Abortion Rights in the U.S. So Far This Year

PAF in Slate: The Most Important Vote for Abortion Rights in the U.S. So Far This Year

A ballot initiative about the rules of ballot initiatives might sound mundane at first, but it’s actually Ohio Republicans’ not-so-secret weapon to keep abortion rights out of the state constitution. And next ...
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PAF on MSNBC: Ohio Republicans’ plan to trick voters may backfire spectacularly

PAF on MSNBC: Ohio Republicans’ plan to trick voters may backfire spectacularly

Republicans worked for decades to get Roe v. Wade overturned, saying all the while that the issue of abortion should be “returned to the states.” But what if voters in a Republican-leaning state ...
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PAF in the Independent: Elon Musk’s Twitter bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom

PAF in the Independent: Elon Musk’s Twitter bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom

An ad launched by Progress Action Fund launched, showing an elderly Republican congressman interrupting a couple in the bedroom, has now been banned on X, formerly known as Twitter. According to the Progress Action Fund, which aims to ...
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PAF in The AP: Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn’t about that

PAF in The AP: Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn’t about that

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The fraught politics of abortion have helped turn an August ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution into a cauldron of misinformation and ...
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PAF in The Advocate: GOP’s New MAGA: Make America Go Ass-BackwardPAF in The Advocate:

PAF in The Advocate: GOP’s New MAGA: Make America Go Ass-BackwardPAF in The Advocate:

If you have not seen misogynist Senator Tom Cotton’s interview on Fox News Sunday last week, be prepared to seethe. Cotton had the audacity to say that women in the military who need an ...
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PAF in MaddowBlog: Campaign Roundup

PAF in MaddowBlog: Campaign Roundup

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose launched a Republican U.S. Senate campaign this morning, complicating a race that’s likely to get messy. LaRose ...
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