The ruling by the Supreme Court on Monday in the Hobby Lobby case runs counter to general public opinion, a recent poll shows. CONT. Megan Thee-Brenan, New York Times Recent polls: The ACA and contraception Read more »
Americans are really confused about whether they like the Supreme Court’s birth control decision
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that “closely held” companies with religious owners cannot be required to provide their employees with birth control if they have religious objections to it. Do the American people agree? Well, no. And yes. Contraception is one of those issues on which you can get vastly […] Read more »
How Birth Control Became as Much a Partisan Issue as a Religious One
Obamacare’s contraception mandate, which the Supreme Court pared back Monday in its Hobby Lobby ruling that says bosses can deny employees birth-control coverage if it violates their religious beliefs, has long been framed as a battle over religious freedom. Requiring contraceptive coverage is of particular relevance to Catholics, as so […] Read more »
The Supreme Court and the Court of Public Opinion
In one of two 5-4 Supreme Court decisions announced Monday, the majority of justices ruled that some companies can be exempted from providing contraception coverage for employees. But a March Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that the majority of Americans hold a different view. CONT. Jeff Horwitt (Hart Research), […] Read more »
Women’s Economic Agenda: Powerful Impact on the Vote and Turnout in 2014
This is a turning point in the 2014 off-year elections when parties, candidates and leaders can recognize how central are unmarried women and the Rising American Electorate to the Democrats’ chances and how clear a path there is to get their votes and get them to vote. This is the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters say Obama ‘disengaged,’ US losing its standing
A majority of voters describes President Obama’s leadership as “disengaged,” and almost all continue to believe the nation’s reputation is declining, according to the latest Fox News poll. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »