Earlier this week, Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, a Tea Party favorite who ousted veteran Senator Dick Lugar in the primary last spring, spurred yet another firestorm of debate when he declared that pregnancies conceived in rape are “something that God intended to happen.” … The question, of course, is […] Read more »
Senate race in Indiana now leaning Democratic after Mourdock’s abortion comment
The Republican Party has historically leveraged the subject of abortion far more effectively than Democrats. This year, it could cost them control of the Senate. … Two major blows have befallen the Republicans since August. First, Todd Akin’s campaign imploded over his statement that women rarely get pregnant from “legitimate […] Read more »
24% Of Americans Know About Romney’s Recent Statements On Abortion Policy
… The first hurdle in gathering evidence that campaign events matter in voter behavior and election outcomes is to measure how many people are even aware that a campaign event, one that is treated as noteworthy by the campaigns, the media, and advocacy groups, took place. … Over the past […] Read more »
Abortion Is Threshold Issue for One in Six Voters
Economic policy may be dominating this year’s presidential campaign, but the abortion issue appears no less relevant to U.S. registered voters than usual. Seventeen percent say they will vote only for candidates for major office who share their own views on abortion, one of the higher rates of abortion-centric voting […] Read more »
Who’s Afraid of Virginia?
… Nearly half a century after the sexual revolution, the politics of that revolution have hit Virginia with a vengeance. … There is a self-evident truth in contemporary politics: any constituency angered, threatened or fearful of the way the state exercises power is motivated to turn out to vote. The […] Read more »
Abortion views not a litmus test for most voters
The issue of abortion rights was thrust into the spotlight this month after the Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin made some controversial remarks on the matter. A new CBS News poll, however, shows that most voters, Democrats and Republicans alike, are willing to look past the issue when it comes […] Read more »