Latest Iowa poll shows unexpected shift in voter support before election day
New polling data from Iowa indicates significant changes in voter preferences just before election day. Independent women voters show strong movement away from previous voting patterns
Recent polling from Des Moines Register (conducted in late oct) shows Kamala Harris taking a small lead over Donald Trump in Iowa - a state where he previously won twice
The data points to independent womens support for Harris reaching a notable 28-point advantage; this shift comes after Iowaʼs implementation of strict-new abortion rules (which happened about 4 months ago)
Since mid-2022 twenty-one states - including Iowa have put in place abortion limits that are more restrictive than previous standards: these changes might affect next weeks election results
A thought-provoking analysis in Foreign Policy draws parallels between modern-day policies and historical events. Human-rights expert Flynn Coleman points out similarities between current republican strategies and century-old Italian government approaches to population control
U.S right-wing motherhood policies mirror those of 1920s fascist Italy
The article suggests that todays pro-natalist ideas pushed by Trump and his supporters share common traits with past authoritarian governments policies - specifically those from Mussolinis era
