Abortion could be a general election trap as Republicans battle for the GOP presidential nomination, with polling for the party's position in the basement

• New polling illustrates how abortion could once again hurt Republican candidates.
• Heading into 2024, Americans appears to be more in favor of access to legal abortions.
• But some 2024 GOP presidential candidates are advocating for even more abortion restrictions.

Republicans jockeying for the presidential nomination appear poised to try to one-up themselves in a fight to favor the most restrictive abortion policies. New polling suggests that while that strategy could help them win in a primary fight, it would leave a nominee vulnerable in the general election.