New Quinnipiac Poll: Abortion; favor Democrats on filibuster....

[Gloria]

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http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=738

May 25, 2005 - U.S. Voters Back Roe v. Wade 2-1, Support Filibusters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Bush Approval At Lowest Point Ever

While American voters have mixed opinions about abortion, they support the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision 63 - 33 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Men support it 68 - 28 percent, while women support it 58 - 37 percent.

Voters divided along party lines on the use of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate "to keep unfit judges off the bench" or prevent a full vote on judicial nominees. Republicans oppose filibusters 48 - 39 percent while Democrats support their use 70 - 23 percent and independent voters back them 54 - 39 percent.

Voters nationwide approve 44 - 39 percent of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, the lowest score for the court and down from a 56 - 27 percent approval in a March 5, 2003, poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

As President George W. Bush makes future Supreme Court nominations, 39 percent of Americans want to maintain the present ideological balance on the court, while 29 percent want the court to be more liberal and 27 percent want it to be more conservative.

"While the filibuster fight ended in a truce, most American voters were backing the Democrats on this one," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "If this fight were really about Roe v. Wade, Quinnipiac University polls have shown a consistent 2 -1 support for this historic ruling, with more support from men."

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[deadparrot]

1. Keep on tanking.

Keep it up.

[ComerPerro]

2. This is how Republicans win by saying they are pro-life

They campaign as though they are simply anti-abortion. They say bullshit like "I prefer to err on the side of life", and that they personally think abortion is wrong. This is how they lure in a lot of people who may be personally against abortion but don't think that they should force their views on others.

These people who would be better described as pro-choice are sucked in by the "pro-life" rhetoric.

[Old and In the Way]

3. When the "Voters that ID with Winners" start to bail on Bush,

only the mindless RW fundie will be left to prop him up.

[Rainscents]

4. Gloria, I have this artical posted on this tread. Can you please attach

to this tread? Thanks.