Ohio Shows Abortion Rights is a Winner. Transphobia is a Loser.

Ohio’s rejection of Issue 1 proves that protecting abortion rights is a political winner. It’s also proof that attacking transgender rights is a political loser. On its face, Issue 1 was a mere procedural matter, a ballot initiative changing Ohio’s constitution and raising the threshold for future amendments from a simple majority to 60 percent voter approval. But Republicans rushed an August special election to thwart the upcoming November referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment establishing a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom.” One Person One Vote, the liberal coalition group...