Where do Americans stand on abortion rights? It’s a simple and important question, especially in light of the recent leak of a draft US Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, but one that is far from easy to answer. Issue polling in general is tricky, and the […] Read more »
Poll finds increasing disapproval of Supreme Court, support for keeping Roe on the books
Disapproval for the Supreme Court continues to climb following the news that the court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states the ability to ban abortions, according to the results of a new University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll released today. Conducted after the draft majority opinion […] Read more »
If There’s a Loud Fight About Roe, ‘Centrist America Will Just Turn Down the Volume’
… At one level, the likelihood that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade would seem to be an ideal vehicle to invigorate the left. Such a decision, in political terms, would amount to the imposition of a major change in social policy, by a bare 5-to-4 majority of […] Read more »
The Roe effect
… As recently as last year, just 35 percent thought it was likely Roe could be overturned. Pre-Trump, the numbers were even lower. That calculus has already been dramatically altered. The threat is here and it’s real, and the fact will be evident before the election. The pro-Roe majority will […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Does Roe v. Wade change motivation to vote and be politically active?
Although the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade has elicited a great deal of sentiment among Americans, almost two-thirds report that it hasn’t made them feel any more or less motivated to vote — at least not at the moment. But of those who do report feeling a change in […] Read more »
Personality Politics, with Jonathan Martin & Alex Burns
We’ve reached maximum Hacks capacity this week with not one but two guest Hacks, Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns of The New York Times. They join Axe and Murphy to discuss the MAGA-fication of Republican primary races, the politics of Roe v. Wade, and Martin and Burns’ new book, This […] Read more »