Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   Rather Astounding Result Date:   8/3/2022 12:29:37 AM

Interesting results in the Kansas vote for or against abortion rights.

There are 1.93 million voters in Kansas with 560,000 Independents, 851,000 are Republicans, and 495,000 are Democrats.

The Republicans in the Legislature put forth a ballot question about changing the Kansas Constitution to restrict abortion. They proposed it for this primary election since the voter turnout is typically quite low compared to November.

The results are quite surprising.The large turnout for a primary election in August shows the abortion issue will be big in November. With 800,000 votes counted, 60% said NO and 40% said YES to a change to restrict abortion rights. In the 2020 Presidential election, Trump 56% and Biden 42%. A rather astounding reversal and vote supporting a women's right in a Red state.