In Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump put forward a Supreme Court nominee who embodies a set of voters the Democrats need on their side to win elections. She’s a well-educated, White, suburban Catholic woman.
Many Democrats object to her well documented conservative views in such areas as abortion, health care, guns, and immigrant rights, but they must tread carefully in opposing her nomination so as not to alienate those voters, especially women, who may be inspired by Barrett’s life story.
“What Barrett represents for me is someone who shares my values,” says Ashley McKinless, 30, a columnist at America Magazine, a Jesuit publication. McKinless considers herself a progressive feminist, but she opposes abortion on moral grounds.
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