Axelrod: Arizona Abortion Ban Is an ‘Earthquake’ that Could ‘Tip This Election’

BLITZER Stand by I ░░░░░░░░ to bring David into ░░░░░░░░ conversation David the vice ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris as you ░░░░░░░░ will travel to Arizona ░░░░░░░░ week to discuss reproductive ░░░░░░░░ Is that the right ░░░░░░░░ And what kind of ░░░░░░░░ could the ballot initiative ░░░░░░░░ to restore access to ░░░░░░░░ rights for women in ░░░░░░░░ what kind of impact ░░░░░░░░ that have politically AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ first Wolf let me ░░░░░░░░ before I hack it ░░░░░░░░ here on politics let ░░░░░░░░ say this is this ░░░░░░░░ put the health care ░░░░░░░░ women and peace of ░░░░░░░░ of women across Arizona ░░░░░░░░ risk and so we ░░░░░░░░ t have forget the ░░░░░░░░ of this I m ░░░░░░░░ you started off with ░░░░░░░░ But as a political ░░░░░░░░ this could not be ░░░░░░░░ of a disaster for ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party Yesterday Donald ░░░░░░░░ said well it s ░░░░░░░░ to the people in ░░░░░░░░ states to decide let ░░░░░░░░ states decide Well here ░░░░░░░░ find what happens when ░░░░░░░░ let the states decide ░░░░░░░░ Florida a six week ░░░░░░░░ is in place I ░░░░░░░░ you in both those ░░░░░░░░ if you put that ░░░░░░░░ the ballot and they ░░░░░░░░ be on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ the form of initiatives ░░░░░░░░ a majority of voters ░░░░░░░░ those states do not ░░░░░░░░ with those policies So ░░░░░░░░ think what this does ░░░░░░░░ it puts a battleground ░░░░░░░░ more in the leaning ░░░░░░░░ column than in the ░░░░░░░░ R column because I ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a massive turnout in ░░░░░░░░ for a constitutional amendment ░░░░░░░░ the state of Arizona ░░░░░░░░ the voters of Arizona ░░░░░░░░ have a demonstration of ░░░░░░░░ fragility of abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ the post Dobbs era ░░░░░░░░ think this is an ░░░░░░░░ Those electoral votes in ░░░░░░░░ could be the ones ░░░░░░░░ tip this election BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ that could happen in ░░░░░░░░ as well It s ░░░░░░░░ to be on the ░░░░░░░░ in November abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ women Alyssa after this ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign reiterated ░░░░░░░░ s stance and I ░░░░░░░░ quoting now that these ░░░░░░░░ decisions for people of ░░░░░░░░ state to make decisions ░░░░░░░░ people of each state ░░░░░░░░ make Trump was clearly ░░░░░░░░ to move past the ░░░░░░░░ of abortion access but ░░░░░░░░ does a near total ░░░░░░░░ ban in a key ░░░░░░░░ state like Arizona complicate ░░░░░░░░ that for him FARAH ░░░░░░░░ Well listen Wolf it ░░░░░░░░ a good day for ░░░░░░░░ Gallego and for Joe ░░░░░░░░ and Arizona frankly The ░░░░░░░░ is this Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ the dog that caught ░░░░░░░░ car on the issue ░░░░░░░░ abortion We ve been ░░░░░░░░ one way for 50 ░░░░░░░░ with no plan for ░░░░░░░░ when something like Dobbs ░░░░░░░░ down This is a ░░░░░░░░ loser for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ he knows it And ░░░░░░░░ yesterday by saying this ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ I think the thing ░░░░░░░░ wanted less than anything ░░░░░░░░ to have a state ░░░░░░░░ Arizona come down with ░░░░░░░░ a draconian ruling just ░░░░░░░░ day later But the ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats to message ░░░░░░░░ to voters to be ░░░░░░░░ to say this is ░░░░░░░░ direct result of Donald ░░░░░░░░ s policies from his ░░░░░░░░ term And a little ░░░░░░░░ that gets confusing here ░░░░░░░░ we ve now seen ░░░░░░░░ Republican states that have ░░░░░░░░ to elect Republicans but ░░░░░░░░ voted on ballot initiatives ░░░░░░░░ constitutional amendments to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights so Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ be able to Link ░░░░░░░░ two or you could ░░░░░░░░ see people breaking for ░░░░░░░░ candidates but also to ░░░░░░░░ abortion BLITZER Speaking of ░░░░░░░░ involved in all of ░░░░░░░░ David the Arizona Senate ░░░░░░░░ as we all know ░░░░░░░░ could determine which party ░░░░░░░░ control of the U ░░░░░░░░ Senate This is what ░░░░░░░░ candidate Ruben Gallego said ░░░░░░░░ this ruling and I ░░░░░░░░ quoting him now This ░░░░░░░░ not what Arizonans want ░░░░░░░░ women that could die ░░░░░░░░ of it Yet again ░░░░░░░░ politicians like Kari Lake ░░░░░░░░ forcing themselves into doctors ░░░░░░░░ and ripping away the ░░░░░░░░ for women to make ░░░░░░░░ own health care decisions ░░░░░░░░ kind of impact could ░░░░░░░░ have on this closely ░░░░░░░░ Senate race AXELROD You ░░░░░░░░ Alyssa referred to this ░░░░░░░░ think a very very ░░░░░░░░ impact Because Kari Lake ░░░░░░░░ she was running for ░░░░░░░░ spoke supportive of this ░░░░░░░░ law She s now ░░░░░░░░ to distance herself from ░░░░░░░░ but that s all ░░░░░░░░ matter of public record ░░░░░░░░ s on videotape and ░░░░░░░░ think it is a ░░░░░░░░ problem for her in ░░░░░░░░ race You know I ░░░░░░░░ that what you re ░░░░░░░░ to see are Republicans ░░░░░░░░ that state to try ░░░░░░░░ obviate the impact of ░░░░░░░░ ruling because it is ░░░░░░░░ it is a killer ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ can un ring the ░░░░░░░░ You can t un ░░░░░░░░ the bell I think ░░░░░░░░ Lake is more fragile ░░░░░░░░ a candidate today than ░░░░░░░░ was yesterday I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump s chances in ░░░░░░░░ have been impacted negatively ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ un ring that bell ░░░░░░░░ So this is a ░░░░░░░░ big development Wolf BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ very historic significant development ░░░░░░░░ To all of you ░░░░░░░░ you very much An ░░░░░░░░ discussion.”