After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus commissioned an autopsy to determine what had gone wrong. High on the list: a yawning gender gap. … So Priebus must not be terribly happy that the party’s (temporary) front-runner, Donald Trump, said Fox News anchor Megyn […] Read more »
As campaign heats up, Republican candidates are rushing to the right
… On social issues ranging from abortion to same-sex marriage, much of the Republican field has now taken positions that are at odds with mainstream American opinion. For example, 3 out of 4 Americans say a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she becomes pregnant as […] Read more »
Yes, Scott Walker, Americans strongly support legal abortion for rape victims
In Thursday’s debate, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly confronted Scott Walker with a data point: “Would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion, and with 83 percent of the American public in favor of a life exception, are you too out of the mainstream on this issue […] Read more »
Why Gun Control and Abortion Are Different From Gay Marriage
The legalization of same-sex marriage is a potent example of a dominant theme in American history: Over time, civil rights expand, and discrimination ebbs. … As a result, it’s fair to divide the major issues in American political life into two broad categories. In one category are the rights-based issues […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Gay Marriage
Texas voters are split on whether gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry and on whether businesses should be required to provide services to them, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
Five Things We’ve Learned About Americans and Moral Values
Norms surrounding behaviors relating to sexual behavior and reproduction have been shifting in the U.S. in recent years. … We at Gallup have reported on these shifts in a series of stories, and various news outlets and commentators have given their opinions on what these shifts may mean as the […] Read more »