Kaye Usry, assistant professor of political science and assistant director of the Elon University Poll, offered insights for the article, which focuses on Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a contentious abortion bill and how it could impact his 2020 re-election campaign.
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A Raleigh News & Observer article about Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the "Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act," and its impact on his upcoming re-election campaign features insights from Kaye Usry, assistant professor of political science and assistant director of the Elon University Poll.
Usry, whose research focuses on American politics and political philosophy, offered her thoughts on whether Cooper's decision would impact his 2020 campaign.
"Voters have fairly short attention spans. Cooper’s veto is receiving attention now, but it’s likely that other salient issues will come along between now and the election," Usry told the News & Observer. "Unless an opponent or outside group chooses to highlight this issue and run a lot of advertisements criticizing him for it, it likely won’t be salient when Cooper is up for re-election in 2020."
The bill would have established new penalties for medical professionals who allowed abortion survivors to die.
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