Posted on 02/28/2007 5:34:46 AM PST by Spiff
Poll: Rudy Giuliani Loses Republican Voters Over Abortion Support
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor February 28, 2007
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll finds that Republican voters are much less likely to vote for Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, because of his stance in favor of abortion. The new poll also found that half of GOP voters said there is no chance they would support Giuliani because of his pro-abortion views. The Washington Post and ABC News teamed up for a survey of 1082 adults from February 22-25.
It told GOP respondents that Giuliani "has been a supporter of legal abortion" and asked them whether that would make them more likely or less likely to vote for him for the Republican nomination.
Only 10 percent said they would be more likely to back Giuliani for the GOP nod because of his pro-abortion views while a large 46 percent said they would be less likely.
Another 43 percent said it wouldn't make a difference.
The survey also asked that "Given his position on abortion," is there a chance the respondent would vote for Giuliani for the Republican nomination.
GOP voters were split down the middle with 49 percent saying yes and 49 percent saying no.
The poll found that 44 percent of Republicans would vote for Giuliani if the nomination vote was held today while 21 percent support John McCain, 15 percent back Newt Gingrich, who is not running, and 4 percent favor Mitt Romney.
However, other polls show most Republicans are not aware of Giuliani's pro-abortion position and the new survey finds most of them wouldn't support the former mayor knowing he's pro-abortion.
A Fox News poll in the middle of February found that only 42 percent of GOP voters correctly identified Giuliani as pro-abortion. Some 21 percent say he's pro-life and another 36 percent don't know where he stands.
The survey also showed 46 percent of GOP voters are less likely to support a pro-abortion candidate -- with 36% a lot less likely and 10 percent somewhat less likely. Only 22 percent are more likely to support an abortion advocate.
That means nearly half of the people who will make the decision at the ballot box in early 2008 as to who will represent the Republican Party in the next election will be less inclined to back Giuliani and about 60 percent of GOP voters have yet to find out that he supports abortion.
Those numbers could be why Giuliani has been soft-peddling his pro-abortion stance in recent media interviews.
[GEORGE] WILL: Is your support of partial birth abortion firm?
Mayor GIULIANI: All of my positions are firm. I have strong viewpoints. I express them. And I--I do not think that it makes sense to be changing your position....
ABC News February 6, 2000
TUCHMAN: Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports.
GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.
- CNN December 2, 1999
MR. RUSSERT: A banning of late-term abortions, so-called partial-birth abortions--you're against that?
MAYOR GIULIANI: I'm against it in New York, because in New York...
MR. RUSSERT: Well, if you were a senator, would you vote with the president or against the president? [Note: President Clinton was in office in 2000]
MAYOR GIULIANI: I would vote to preserve the option for women. I think that choice is a very difficult one. It's a very, very--it's one in which people of conscious have very, very different opinions. I think the better thing for America to do is to leave that choice to the woman, because it affects her probably more than anyone else....
MR. RUSSERT: So you won't change your view on late-term abortion in order to get the Conservative Party endorsement?
MAYOR GIULIANI: It isn't just that. We shouldn't limit this to one issue. I'm generally not going to change my views
- NBC Meet the Press, February 6, 2000
((((STOP RADICAL PRO-ABORTIONIST RUDY PING))))
Abort it.
They needed to do a poll to figure this out?! I could have told them years ago that there is no way that the conservative GOP base was going to get behind a pro-abortion candidate for national office.
For Rudy, an educated voter is his worst enemy.
But he can win! (/s)
Just wait until the NRA starts sending out newsletters about how Rudy interprets the Second Amendment!! LOL!
So y'all want Hillay!!
Yeah, Rudy is just what the GOP needs. /s
More proof he would be a disaster for the Republican party in the general election and for its continuation as a viable party.
Ronald Reagan would have chosen political defeat, rather than to compromise on the sanctity of human life.
If people want an abortion-friendly President, they need look no further than the Democrat Party, plenty of candidates over there to choose from.
But but he's electable.......
Face it.....abortion in one way or another is unfortunately never going to stop. I think you're wasting your time hating Rudi over this issue. Let's talk about muslims wanting to behead us.
Check your calendar. The General election is way off. We're in the primary election and none of the Republican candidates are running against Hillary right now.
This puts me in mind of the admittedly clever, but anti-Hunter image posted atop the "Hunter's On the Move!" thread.
It immediately made me think of a comparable one with the slogan "Rudy On Top and About to Really Take Off!" showing him in a bobsled atop a mountain peak, with the bobsled beginning to tilt downward.
That's gonna leave a mark.
Imagine the results if they asked "Given the choice of voting for Hillary, Rudy, or someone else in 2008, who would you pick?"
This may be the best year ever for a third party.
Yes. I've been accused of being a "one-issue" voter because I am against pro-abortion candidates. But when you ask Rudy supporters why he is the one to be President - they always say because he would be tough on the WOT. Apparently that is the whole reason. TALK ABOUT A ONE-ISSUE VOTER!
Maybe he would be tough on the WOT - but he is by no means the only one who can lead us on this - and on almost all of the other issues that are important to me - he is not good. I happen to believe that all of the current Republican candidates would be tough on the WOT - so I now compare them on the other issues & Rudy fails miserably. I would support almost any of the others before I would support him.
They are also basing his candidacy on him being the only one to beat Hillery - this is crap - as I don't even believe there is that much of a chance she will be the dim candidate.
Talk about polarizing - Rudy & Hillery are that! Both of them need to go.
False Choice Logical Fallacy.
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Thank you for playing. Here are some nice parting gifts . . . .
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