Opinion

WASHINGTON — Democrats seem convinced that if the Supreme Court does in fact overturn Roe v. Wade, the decision would provide them with a political lifeline before the November midterm elections. Americans might disapprove of their performance on crime, immigration, inflation, the economy and national security — but when it comes to abortion, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., says Republicans are “on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of the American people.”