As Supreme Court turns right, expansion supporters see opportunity in midterms
- Demand Justice, a group that supports court expansion, endorsed seven Democratic House candidates.
- Polls indicate confidence in the Supreme Court has waned, but Americans are divided over expansion.
- The groups see the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as an inflection point.
WASHINGTON – Progressive Democrats are hoping to capitalize on the blockbuster decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to make expanding the Supreme Court a midterm election issue – at least in Democratic primaries – despite fierce political headwinds.
Although calls from the left to increase the number of justices on the court’s nine-seat bench or impose term limits have been dismissed by Democratic leaders – and pummeled by Republicans – liberal groups and a handful of congressional candidates are raising the issue to harness resentment over the Supreme Court’s most recent term.