Last week’s leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling has potential impacts that reach beyond the courts and abortion laws. It was a bomb set off in the thick of 2022’s midterm campaign. And one doesn’t have to look hard to see how it could affect November’s vote, particularly in one important age demographic for Democrats: young voters.
Since the news broke, there has steady stream of reporting on polling data showing that most Americans favor keeping abortion legal. That’s true and the numbers have been stable for some time.
Recent data from the Pew Research Center show that 61 percent of Americans want to keep abortion legal with only some exceptions, and only 8 percent of Americans want abortion to be completely illegal. But the strength of those opinions varies dramatically by age group. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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