NEW: DCCC VA 02 Polling Shows Jen Kiggans’ Anti Abortion Extremism Could Cost Her Her Seat

New reporting from NOTUS highlighting recent DCCC polling shows how Jen Kiggans' war on women's reproductive freedoms has put her on shaky ground against Missy Cotter Smasal.

The DCCC poll reveals that "once voters are briefed on Kiggans' abortion positions, the race flips - with Cotter Smasal pulling in 50% and Kiggans getting 44%."

Kiggans has a lengthy anti-abortion record in Congress, including voting "to reverse a Pentagon policy that provides abortion access for military members," "taking issue with… policy allowing allowing service members to get reimbursement for travel if they need to cross state lines to obtain an abortion" - and even celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

DCCC Spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen:
"Jen Kiggans' out-of-touch record of trying to take away women's fundamental reproductive freedoms is coming back to haunt her. It's clear that Coastal Virginians have grown tired of Kiggans' anti-abortion crusade and Missy Cotter Smasal will continue to build the momentum and support to win this race."

Read the full memo here.

In 2022, DCCC Analytics Polls were proven to be more accurate compared to public polling throughout the cycle. DCCC Analytics polls predicted the ultimate winner in 92% of polls in the final 60 days before Election Day.

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• According to a new polling memo from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee that was obtained by NOTUS, Democratic candidate Missy Cotter Smasal is down by 4 points to Kiggans at the moment, 44% to 48%. But once voters are briefed on Kiggans' abortion positions, the race flips - with Cotter Smasal pulling in 50% and Kiggans getting 44%.

• "This polling confirms that Virginia's 2nd Congressional District is a key flippable seat on the battleground," Lauryn Fanguen, a spokesperson for the DCCC, told NOTUS.

• "We know that abortion is a motivating issue, and Jen Kiggans' indisputable anti-abortion record is grossly out of touch with coastal Virginians," she added. "Voters will reject Kiggans and her anti-abortion extremism this fall."

• Kiggans, particularly, may have an issue. She has called abortion a "shiny object," voted to reverse a Pentagon policy that provides abortion access for military members and celebrated the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Kiggans has also called abortion an "elective surgery," particularly taking issue with a Defense Department policy allowing service members to get reimbursement for travel if they need to cross state lines to obtain an abortion.

• "If I wanted to get a Hollywood nose job in California, I do not expect the Navy to pay for my travel expenses to get there," Kiggans said in July 2023.