Republicans soften their extremism on abortion by using their wives in the campaign.

In some states, Republican women are increasingly running campaigns to moderate their party’s radical positions; they are taking things personally and politically “killing” their spouses, so to speak, according to a report by Politico.

In Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, and Nevada, Republican candidates have spoken positively about their respective wives as a campaign strategy, perhaps attempting to mitigate the damage caused by the Supreme Court’s ruling against abortion. Kansas and then Michigan, however, which is caught in an internal dispute, were the first states to approve sending the abortion issue to the November ballo

California, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont will consider electoral measures in November that aim to either restrict abortion or enshrine the right to abortion. This is a crucial topic in the upcoming election, which is being described by analysts as one of the most significant in a long time

The press points out that candidates using their wives and children as campaign accessories is nothing new. In campaign advertisements, candidates vying for elected positions are often portrayed as good parents or spouses, moderate on social issues, and now even as advocates for women’s right to choose.

But in the current political climate, this trick is not only clichéd but also “distracting and insulting to female voters,” says The New York Times. Of course, some Republican political wives “aren’t as interested in softening their husbands’ positions by giving their campaigns a feminine twist,” following instances of boos from voters in some cases.

Increasingly, Republican candidates are appearing on television programs trying to avoid the abortion issue, and in some cases, they seem, if not ashamed, “at least fearful of how their party’s beliefs could harm their electoral prospects.”

They are eager, the source says, to “convince women that they are not terrifying extremists,” using their wives in presentations with their electorate.

Meanwhile, women who value the ability to control their own bodies “must make it clear at the ballot box that they are too smart to fall for that lazy image whitewashing of their candidate husbands,” concludes the source.