----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:52 PM Subject: Re: The American Political Landscape Today
> Dan wrote: > > > The point is, most Americans believe that abortions should be illegal > > some of the time. Most Democrats support the legality of all abortions, > > even > > for development beyond viability. > > Do you haave a cite for that. I found this: Sorry, Robert made me clarify this earlier...I wasn't referring to rank and file... I was refering to leaders, party activists, etc. Senate votes of Democrats, State party platforms, national platforms, etc. Your numbers are consistant with what I expect from self-identified Democrats, but strongly inconsistant with the leadership. "Reproductive rights" do seem to be defended at all costs by national leaders. > Los Angeles Times Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2003. N=1,385 adults nationwide. > MoE � 3 (total sample). > > "Do you favor or oppose a law which would make it illegal to perform a > specific abortion procedure conducted in the last six months of a woman's > pregnancy known as a partial-birth abortion, except in cases necessary to > save the life of the mother?" > > ALL Democrats Independents Republicans > > Favor 57 53 56 65 > > Oppose 38 42 39 31 > > Don't know 5 5 5 4 > > Well down the page here: > > http://www.pollingreport.com/abortion.htm > > > -- > Doug > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
