https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-...lation-1753318
Two political experts told Newsweek that politicians often take comments from the opposing party out of context to use as warfare during an election. Thomas Hollihan, a media and politics professor at the University of Southern California, told Newsweek that "gotcha moments" can influence an election, especially when some voters are still undecided.
"We have [voters] who are less partisan and vote in some races and not in others," Hollihan said. "These voters are quite candidly people who decide close races. Because they are not closely following politics, 'gotcha moments' can be things that are easily memorable to them. They are more easily motivated to vote against a candidate than to vote for a candidate.
"Playing 'gotcha' politics increases negative suspicions about someone, therefore it's a very common strategy," Hollihan added. "That's why debates these days tend to focus on gaffs rather than politics."
Hollihan said he believes Abrams didn't intend to imply abortion could solve inflation. Rather, he said she implied women without resources may take the economy into consideration when deciding to have a child.