7/2/2018

ABORTION/POLLS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters overwhelmingly agree with the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday [7-2-18]. More than 6 in 10 voters — 63% — agree with the landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion, while 31% disagree. There’s a surprisingly small gender divide on the issue, with women agreeing on the decision at 65% and men just four points behind. Republican voters are the only group in which a majority disagree with the decision — by a margin of 58% to 36%. All other listed parties, education, age and racial groups agree with the decision, the strongest of which are Democrats (84% agree), African Americans (71%), and white voters with a college degree (70%). On the question of whether the Senate should consider President Donald Trump’s nominee before the November election, 46% say the Senate should take up the nomination, while 48% say the chamber should not consider it until after the midterms, with a strict party divide and independents split 43% to 50%. Exactly half of voters say they believe the Supreme Court is motivated by politics rather than law (50% to 42%).”

Grace Sparks, “Americans want to keep Roe v. Wade, poll finds ahead of Supreme Court nomination,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 2, 2018 5:26 pm