Republican voters more motivated on the Life issue than Democrats
Last week I reported several pro-life voting trends and triumphs (here, here, and here). From an August 10 Pew poll comes another.
Pew asked registered voters which of 13 key issues were “very important.” While “abortion” ranked near the bottom, still more than 4 in 10 thought it was important.
Key, though, is that Republican voters, presumably primarily pro-life, care 14% more than Democrat voters, presumably primarily pro-abortion, about the Life issue. On the same-sex marriage issue, Republicans cared 11% more than Democrats:
Every election cycle MSM attempts to downplay the relevance of the social conservative vote. This year is no different. But it appears that in 2010 the socially conservative candidate has a distinct edge in 2010 over the socially liberal candidate.
I’m waiting for MSM to write about that.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
pro choices don’t think it’s a “very important” issue simply because they’re satisfied with the current state of the law. Most people who support abortion rights don’t perceive that there is any threat, and have other things to worry about. The “activists,” on both sides, perhaps, like to stir things up.
Yeah, well, keep waiting, Jill.
Hal, it’s totally fine with me if pro-aborts are “satisfied” and “don’t perceive that there is any threat”… :)
Unfortunately, Hal is not only right he is dead right. Whether or not the Congress is ‘controlled’ by Republicans, there will be the same federal anything goes attitude on abortion. There is no threat posed by Republicans.
Another interesting thing showing in that poll is a relative lack of concern for ‘gay marriage’. Turns out that it is mostly the “activists, on both sides, perhaps, like to stir things up.”
So disappointing that more Republicans are not concerned about abortion. The complacency is sickening.
if I didn’t visit this site, I’d have no idea abortion was even still an “issue.”
if I didn’t visit this site, I’d have no idea abortion was even still an “issue.”
especially for the unborn…
Republican issues are the economy, jobs, and the deficits?
From the news, I would have guessed it was Mosque’s, gay people, and how much they hate Obama.
Good to see them caring about something! Maybe there is hope.
Wait, wait, ExGOP, you mean that *your precious news source* would indicate that Republicans are *gasp* shallow and mean spirited individuals without a sense of responsibility?!?
My stars, up is down! Black is white! Libs don’t want to paint conservatives in a positive light?!? Huh?!?
Hal,
Even president Obama referred to abortion as the Elephant in the room that nobody talks about…
Well, let’s talk about it! The more we talk, the more real it becomes to sleeping America.
Jasper, perhaps no one talks about it because everything has been said.