Scoop: Senate Dem campaigns ready abortion rights blitz

• Campaigns in all battleground states will partake, a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aide told Axios.
• The blitz will include paid advertising from the DSCC, events hosted by campaigns and local organizations, and social media activity.

The big picture: Senate Democrats will also spend this month voting on reproductive rights bills, marking an all-encompassing barrage from the party on abortion rights.

• The bills have no chance of being considered in the Republican-controlled House, but aim to put Republicans in the tough position of voting against federal protections for contraception.

Context: With the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe approaching on June 24, Republicans have struggled to find an effective counter-message on abortion rights.

• Polling shows Republicans suffered during the 2022 midterms because of their abortion messaging.
• And a slate of controversial state-level abortion bans and ballot initiatives seeking to enshrine abortion rights are threatening their 2024 prospects.

Yes, but: Republicans have tried to find a more consistent message on reproductive rights this time around, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) telling its candidates Tuesday to clearly state their support for access to birth control.

• Republican candidates have also stuck to saying that abortion rights are a state-level issue, in a bid to blunt questions about whether they would support federal abortion restrictions.

What they're saying: "Democrats will join with local leaders, health care advocates and voters to highlight the threat Republican Senate candidates pose to women's right to make medical decisions for themselves," Tommy Garcia, a DSCC spokesperson, told Axios.