U.S. Senate challenger Todd Akin’s support in Missouri has plummeted since his remarks a week ago about “legitimate rape” and pregnancy, putting him 9 points behind Sen. Claire McCaskill in a race he was previously winning, according to a new Post-Dispatch/News 4 poll. [cont.] Kevin McDermott, Post-Dispatch Read more »
Can the Republicans connect with Latinos on abortion?
… The pro-life position among Latinos is not surprising given that over two-thirds of Latinos are Catholic, a religion whose doctrine does not admit abortion in any circumstance. … In theory it is plausible that the Republican Party could connect with Latinos through their similar views on abortion and higher […] Read more »
Did Akin comments have public opinion impact?
The controversy over Rep. Todd Akin’s comments on abortion appears to have created a significant shift in public opinion on that issue, principally among younger Americans, according to a new nationwide poll by CNN/ORC International. [cont.] CNN Read more »
The Complicated Politics of Abortion
… Pew Research Center polls conducted over the past two years find that most Democrats (65%) say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases; most Republicans (57%) say it should be illegal in all or most cases. [cont.] Pew Read more »
How many Republicans agree with Todd Akin on abortion?
Rep. Todd Akin’s statements on “legitimate rape” and his position on restricting abortion have left him with a shrinking number of defenders, even within his own party. But despite his ill-chosen words, the basis of his position on abortion — that it should be illegal in all cases — is […] Read more »
The Myth of ‘The Social Issues’
In today’s New York Times Susan Saulny’s article “Young in G.O.P. Erase the Lines on Social Issues” appears. … The article’s thesis is that younger Republicans are becoming more liberal on “the social issues,” defined as same-sex marriage and abortion. Saulny cites polling data showing that a growing minority of […] Read more »