Poll: Majority wants next justice to support abortion rights

[turbinetree]

Source: Politico

By STEVEN SHEPARD 07/03/2018 06:39 AM EDT

A majority of voters want the next Supreme Court justice to support abortion rights, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted in the immediate wake of Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement last week.

With the prospect that President Donald Trump’s pending pick to replace Kennedy could join with the existing four justices appointed by Republican presidents to overturn Roe v. Wade, 52 percent of voters say they hope the new justice supports a woman’s right to an abortion.

Twenty-nine percent say they hope the new justice opposes abortion rights, while the remaining 19 percent don’t know or have no opinion.

Democrats hope the nominee supports abortion rights by a large margin, 73 percent to 13 percent. A smaller majority of Republicans hope the nominee is opposed to abortion rights, 54 percent, compared to 31 percent who hope the nominee is supportive. Independent voters hope the next justice is a backer of abortion rights by a roughly 2-to-1 margin: 49 percent to 24 percent.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/03/abortion-supreme-court-justice-691338

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First and foremost the Federalist Society doesn't give a shit about "polls" and secondly, whoever this sexual predator picks and the senate confirms if it happens, will sit in that confirmation room hearing and will lie.........................and say that Roe vs Wade that it is established law, just to get past that question...............and has soon as some state challenges it, this person will strike it down by there opinion and vote out of the nine ................ and then some other question will be asked, with the dog and pony show...................on that sexual predator someone that could be a factor in impeachment, if this asshole eventually lies in his depositions that he must give.....................in either a sexual encounter case or the treason case......................

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[Iliyah]

1. An ya'll think the Senate Repulicans care?

Nope.

[DownriverDem]

2. Doesn't matter

The repubs have been working to out law abortions since 1973. They will stop at nothing. We are being ruled by the minority.

[William Seger]

3. 52% ? I think it's much higher than that.

In fact, all their numbers look low -- only 57% support Dreamers and 52% gay marriage? Must have been over-represented by assholes.

[katmondoo]

4. Without contraception and abortion rights women's chances at a career

will be diminished as it was in the 1950's. Employers were afraid to hire women in high decision making jobs for fear of them getting pregnant and unable to continue doing their work. The same fear was for women having credit cards, bank loans, home mortgages etc. Young women of today do not realize the control men have over their lives. You will be reduced to secretarial work and teaching, no high paying jobs for you. Forget that career you have in mind, it all ends with when the right to abortion is over turned. I know I was there.

[workinclasszero]

5. One problem: RepubliCONs don't give a shit

what the public wants!

[PoliticAverse]

6. NBC poll: 62 percent of voters said his nominee should be confirmed or rejected before the midterms.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/nbc-news-poll-most-want-vote-trump-supreme-court-nominee-n888451?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[OnDoutside]

7. Would that be the same majority who didn't turn up to vote in 2014 and 2016 ?

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Republicans are control freaks

The get-the-government-off-our-backs crowd want to control others for their own benefit. First they're in your bedroom, then in your wedding, then in your workplace, then in your bank account. There's nothing they won't seize given the opportunity.

[DFW]

9. Yeah, that and $3.75 gets you a plain coffe at Starbucks

Or whatever it is they charge over there these days.

Guess who a majority wanted as president starting January 2017? They/we didn't get that, either.

[DiverDave]

10. They don't care about polls

They care about power and $$$$$. PERIOD

[BigmanPigman]

11. You are correct. The SCOTUS nominee will lie, lie, lie!

I was on a nationwide phone call with fellow activists and two senators this weekend and they said the same thing. That is why the grass roots efforts have to be working overtime this Summer to block or delay the SCOTUS confirmation. We are not going to allow it and will use the same tactics that we used to save the ACA...calls, letters, town halls, involve the press/media, protest, etc. A national day of action is Aug 26 (the date women got the right to vote). This Summer we have to nail all of our reps at their homes and at their DC offices. We can and will do this! NO SCOTUS until after the Mueller investigation is completed so there will be no obstruction of justice and conflict of interests since the court will be making decisions about the investigation and pardons, etc.

[turbinetree]

12. Yepper, spot on

[MiniMe]

13. Will they change their minds when their daughters start dieing?

I still remember when abortion was illegal.

[Yupster]

19. I grew up in New York

Abortion was legal in New York before Roe versus Wade.

[Scurrilous]

14. K&R

[0rganism]

15. methinks the majority is about to be severely disappointed

of course, i could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

maybe Trump says FU to the evangelical base and nominates a qualified jurist who supports both Roe and Trump's ability to pardon himself.

it's a big world. a lot of unlikely things could happen.

[briv1016]

16. The majority voted for Hillary.

Look how that one turned out.

[Vinca]

17. What the majority wants doesn't count. It's what the cult wants that matters.

[Calista241]

18. Which is why he's going to nominate a woman.

It helps this perception, and he can use it to help counter his mysoginistic label.