# Will Trump saying he'd "leave abortion up to the states" hurt him with evangelicials? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [July 14, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182 "2024-07-14T00:50:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/1 "2024-07-14T00:50:23Z")
They’re dedicated to a full ban. Will this make them peel away from him? ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/2 "2024-07-14T00:50:59Z")
No, no it won’t ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/3 "2024-07-14T00:53:15Z")
Why do you think so? Are they that firmly wedded to him? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/4 "2024-07-14T00:54:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Why do you think so? Are they that firmly wedded to him? - They vilified Bill Clinton for being an adulterer yet they threw all their support behind Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/5 "2024-07-14T00:56:47Z")
They just figure he is saying that to fuck with the librul media-They know his _real_ plans. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/6 "2024-07-14T00:57:34Z")
Yes they are. He is the undisputed leader of evangelical Christianity in this country. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/7 "2024-07-14T00:58:40Z")
One person I know is convinced that the evangelicals are “behind the assassination attempt.” They’re not idiots. He’s their “golden goose” as far as what they want. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/8 "2024-07-14T01:02:20Z")
I don’t know if they will refrain from supporting him, but some aren’t happy. > **['Reprehensible attack on God's word': Oklahoma Republican thrashes Trump's...](https://www.rawstory.com/republican-party-christian-values/)** > > Some Oklahoma Republicans are furious over Donald Trump's demand to remove what they view as Christian values from the Republican Party platform, and they're ready to fight. In a press release, Sen. Dusty Deevers lashed out at the platform's... ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/9 "2024-07-14T01:19:41Z")
They aren’t happy about it, but they know Trump (and his Supreme Court appointees) are better for their long-term goals. This is something Democrats can learn from MAGATs. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-saying-hed-leave-abortion-up-to-the-states-hurt-him-with-evangelicials/1004182/10 "2024-07-14T14:15:56Z")
No, because they know he is lying. If the GOP could actually pass an abortion ban in the US Congress, Trump would sign it even if he currently says he won’t. Evangelicals know this. Further, if he gets to nominate a few more justices a SCOTUS opinion that finds some level of fetal rights is certainly not outside the realm of possibility. Certainly the current court wouldn’t overturn a federal ban.