Matthew Dowd went on MSNBC to say Trump would have been better off going for a federal 15-week ban.

Bush Cheney advisor Matthew Dowd went on MSNBC to say Trump would have been better off going for a federal 15-week ban.

I disagree. Calling for an immediate, national, 15-week abortion ban loses from both directions. On the one hand, you're suggesting that most abortions are somehow morally justifiable. On the other hand, you're still staking out a political position that doesn't have clear majority support yet. Democrats woulda turn 2024 into a referendum on banning abortion, a vote they would likely win.

A 15-week ban would also undermine those states that have pursued and passed other, more pro-life policies.

Trump's position remains morally clear, while allowing pro-life groups to keep fightingt to persuade Americans and get wins at the state level.

Trump has threaded the needle masterfully.