How Biden Can Flip His Fortunes—Or Flop!—In His First Debate With Trump

Dobbs Anniversary • GOP Orthodoxy • American Horror Show [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( How Biden Can Flip His Fortunes—Or Flop!—In His First Debate With Trump Good Monday morning! It was two years ago today that the Supreme Court [dismissed]( a half century of precedent to end the constitutional right to an abortion, an [unpopular and destructive]( decision with reverberations in the 2024 race. Katie Herchenroeder [finds]( Donald Trump boasting to evangelical voters about achieving “what the pro-life movement fought to get for 49 years” in sending the issue back to the states, even as many on the right are clamoring for a federal abortion ban. “It’s clear that Trump’s anti-abortion base is excited to put him in office again,” she writes, “but would like some bold messaging around his Dobbs legacy and how he plans to continue it.” Abortion is sure to come up in Thursday night’s debate between Trump and Joe Biden, which Mark McKinnon [suggests]( “could be the most consequential presidential debate in US political history” given the stakes for American democracy. McKinnon’s advice to Biden: “Paint Trump as a loser.” [Image may contain: Joe Biden, Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Clothing, Formal Wear, Suit, Adult, and Accessories]( [How Biden Can Flip His Fortunes—Or Flop!—In His First Debate With Trump]( By [Mark McKinnon]( [A veteran of numerous presidential debates offers a strategy for thumping Trump.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Marks Second Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Overturned by Trying to Figure Out How Best to Brag About It]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [With very limited exceptions, abortion is banned in 14 states.]( [Read more button](   [From the Archive: The Fall of Roe and the Rise of Republican Orthodoxy at the Supreme Court]( By [Cristian Farias]( [The conservative majority of the court did away with a half century of American law simply because they can—and regardless of the will of the majority of Americans.]( [Read more button](   [From the Archive: Overturning Roe Has Been a Horror Show]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [Medical nightmares are happening before our eyes, and even as Americans in red and blue states express support for abortion rights, the GOP seems determined to crack down further.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast