Abortion is always a tense issue in American politics, but this spring it has become a major topic of discussion after several states – Alabama, Georgia, Missouri – tightened restrictions around the procedure. And, judging by the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, those new laws and the conversation around […] Read more »
As Passions Flare in Abortion Debate, Many Americans Say ‘It’s Complicated’
… The 2020 election could be the first time in recent memory that abortion is as galvanizing a voting issue for Democrats as it is for Republicans, who for decades have held out hope of flipping the Supreme Court and reversing Roe. Now, with a conservative majority on the court, […] Read more »
The Abortion Debate in the United States
While Americans with the most extreme views on abortion fuel the debate in the United States, most Americans’ opinions fall somewhere in the middle. On this episode of Poll Hub, we explain the results of the latest national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll on abortion and assess what the implications might be […] Read more »
Is Elizabeth Warren Surging?
Recent reports on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign have suggested that she is gaining traction in the Democratic primary based on the force of her policy proposals. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew examines whether that is actually reflected in the data. The team also discusses why former Vice President Joe […] Read more »
Politicians Draw Clear Lines on Abortion. Their Parties Are Not So Unified.
Abortion is often cast as a clear, crisp issue in Washington and in state governments, with Republican and Democrats clustered in opposite corners. Joe Biden moved nearer to the rest of his party’s presidential contenders on Thursday when he dropped his support of a measure restricting use of federal funds […] Read more »
New abortion laws are too extreme for most Americans, poll shows
Recent efforts by Republican-controlled state legislatures to enact some of the most restrictive abortion laws in decades go against the views of most Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist, which could spark a backlash against the party in the 2020 elections. CONT. Gretchen […] Read more »