In many ways, the 2020 presidential election is like any other campaign season. An incumbent who is popular among his own set, but much less so with the general public, has a difficult task before him: convince a greater number of voters to support him at the polls. While President Trump’s policies may turn some away, it is his personality that seems to deter individuals of all political stripes.

During the 2016 election cycle, the issue of abortion was frequently cited as a determining factor in voting. The electorate knew that the 45th president would make at least one Supreme Court nomination following Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in February 2016. Justice Anthony Kennedy’s July 2018 retirement opened the door for Trump’s second appointment to the highest court in the land. With the addition of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, abortion has become even more of a divisive issue for voters. The proof is tangible; it isn’t just seen in arguments and hashtags on social media.