- Why Some States Went in Different Directions in Midterms. Abortion rights and antidemocratic stances were more relevant or pressing in some places than others. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/upshot/midterm-election-abortion-democracy.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20221111&instance_id=77234&nl=the-morning®i_id=98644423&segment_id=112817&te=1&user_id=8cff65b148cd498607f56d32ef5573bf 16 comments politics