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The notion that if only Republicans had explained themselves better, voters would have totally been on board with banning abortion nationwide was always sheer fantasy. But a new Public Religion Research Institute poll of more than 20,000 adults in all 50 states showed roughly two-thirds of Americans (64%) support the Democratic position—that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
PRRI also found that far from Republicans making inroads on the issue, their anti-abortion policies had lost ground with Americans over the past decade.
The 64% who now support abortion access in all or most cases is a nearly 10-point improvement from 2010, when just 55% said the same. At the same time, the percentage of people who say abortion should be illegal in all cases has been cut in half, from 15% in 2010 to 7% in 2020.
As NBC News' First Read pointed out, these findings also have important implications for 2024:
Yeah, but inflation and wokeness will this time. Right?
PRRI also found that far from Republicans making inroads on the issue, their anti-abortion policies had lost ground with Americans over the past decade.
The 64% who now support abortion access in all or most cases is a nearly 10-point improvement from 2010, when just 55% said the same. At the same time, the percentage of people who say abortion should be illegal in all cases has been cut in half, from 15% in 2010 to 7% in 2020.
As NBC News' First Read pointed out, these findings also have important implications for 2024:
- Majorities of residents in 43 states and Washington, D.C., think abortion should be legal
- Support for abortion access is particularly high in the presidential battlegrounds of Nevada (80% favor keeping it legal in all or most cases), Michigan (66%), Wisconsin (64%), Arizona (62%), Pennsylvania (61%) and Georgia (57%)
- Constituents in key 2024 Senate states also widely favor keeping abortion legal in all/most cases: Montana (64%), Ohio (66%), and West Virginia (57%)
Abortion didn't play well for Republicans in 2022. New polling affirms it won't get better in 2024
A month after Republicans blew their chance at retaking the U.S Senate and gaining decisive control of the House, GOP operatives and activists started to regret not talking more about the issue of abortion on the campaign trail. “I’m very confident...
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Yeah, but inflation and wokeness will this time. Right?