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Political Rewind: CDC study shows gun violence rising; Vote to codify abortion rights fails
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The panel:
Dr. Audrey Haynes — Political science professor, University of Georgia
Dr. Andra Gillespie — Political science professor and director, Emory University
The breakdown:
1. Gun violence is taking record tolls on American lives according to a new study from the CDC.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that deaths from firearms were up 35% nationally in 2020 and that guns were used in 79% of all homicides and 53% of suicides.
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In Atlanta, about 90% of 2020 homicides were committed using guns.
2. U.S. Senate Democrats lost their bid to codify the right to choice in federal law.
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They were under no illusion their measure would pass, but they saw it as a signal to voters that the future of abortion rights is in their hands.
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University of Georgia political science professor Dr. Audrey Haynes said a less expansive abortion access bill could still pass in U.S. Congress.
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The abortion access debate could impact the upcoming 2022 election.
3. The U.S. Supreme Court will meet Thursday for the first time since the Roe v. Wade majority opinion leak.
- The leak is unprecedented, and some experts are unsure on how it could impact the decision-making process.
4. The highly contested Georgia gubernatorial election could have implications for down-ballot GOP candidates.
- Anecdotal evidence suggests that some typically Democrat voters may be voting in the Republican primary.
- Republicans are also voting in the primary election more than in past primaries.
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