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CNN Poll Finds Majority Say They're Pro-Life, Abortion Key 2008 Issue
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| May 11, 2007
| Steven Ertelt
Posted on 05/12/2007 4:31:57 AM PDT by ovrtaxt
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for CNN earlier this month find that a majority of Americans say they are pro-life when it comes to the issue of abortion. The survey also shows abortion is a key issue for the 2008 presidential campaign and that pro-life voters are more resolute than abortion advocates.When asked to self-identify as "pro-life" or "pro-choice" on the issue of abortion, 50 percent of Americans call themselves pro-life while just 45 percent say otherwise.
Another two percent said they didn't know what the terms meant and two percent more felt they were a combination of the two.
Asked whether certain political issues were important to their vote for president next year, a majority said abortion was important and abortion was thought to be more pertinent than stem cell research.
Of the 1,028 adults conducted by telephone on May 4-6, 51 percent said abortion was important with 27 percent saying it is extremely important and 24 percent saying it's very important.
Another 24 percent said abortion is moderately important and only 24 percent said abortion is not that important to their vote.
That split was higher than the percentage who said stem cell research is a pertinent issue with 48 percent saying it is important and only 20 percent saying it's extremely important. A higher 28 percent said stem cell research was just moderately important.
CNN's poll also indicated that Americans who are pro-life show more passion and intensity about their views than those who back abrotion -- translating into more support for pro-life canddiates.
"People who describe themselves as pro-life are twice as likely to say the issue will be extremely important to them than people who call themselves pro-choice. Abortion-rights opponents have intensity on their side," CNN said about the intensity question, which it did not post in its poll summary information.
The poll also asked Americans about their thoughts on the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal ban on partial-birth abortions.
It found that 66 percent think "government should make this procedure illegal" while just 28 percent favor keeping partial-birth abortions legal.
That compares favorably to a similar question CNN asked in October 2003 when the split on making partial-birth abortions illegal was 68-25 percent.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; life; prolife
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More bad news for the Giuliani advocates...
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:32:02 AM PDT
by
ovrtaxt
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:32:29 AM PDT
by
ovrtaxt
(You know what they say about us guys with enormous carbon footprints...)
To: ovrtaxt
Looks like CNN will be looking for new pollsters soon.
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:34:24 AM PDT
by
moose2004
(You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
To: ovrtaxt
Doesn't sound like "the reign of social conservatives is over" after all...
To: ovrtaxt
What? I heard Rudy say the other day that polls show 60% agree with him that abortion was just fine the way it is. Surely a politician with FVS (Floating Values Syndrome) wouldn’t make that up!
To: cpforlife.org; Coleus
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:35:46 AM PDT
by
ovrtaxt
(You know what they say about us guys with enormous carbon footprints...)
To: ovrtaxt
I hope the 2 percent who dont know what the term means arent voting.
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:35:54 AM PDT
by
sgtbono2002
(I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
To: ovrtaxt
Not surprised to see that most Americans are pro life.
Surprised cnn reported it, though.
They’re usually more agenda driven that this.
To: sgtbono2002
I was laughing about that too... how could someone not know that? lol
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:37:04 AM PDT
by
ovrtaxt
(You know what they say about us guys with enormous carbon footprints...)
To: kittymyrib
a politician with FVS (Floating Values Syndrome) Well put!
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:37:04 AM PDT
by
livius
To: sgtbono2002
The terms ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-choice’ are confusing. They don’t give a clue that they are about abortion, because that word is never mentioned. People usually want to phrase their viewpoint in a positive way, so we have pro-life, not anti-abortion. No one wants to be against anything. But the pro-choice group have the advantage, here. They already can frame their side of the argument as positive, they are pro-abortion. The fact that they don’t use this term says a lot about how they themselves feel about abortion.
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:42:17 AM PDT
by
sportutegrl
(Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran)
To: Coleus; nickcarraway; narses; Mr. Silverback; Canticle_of_Deborah; TenthAmendmentChampion; ...
Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:44:55 AM PDT
by
cpforlife.org
(A Catholic Respect Life Curriculum is available at KnightsForLife.org)
To: ovrtaxt; Caleb1411
"
People who describe themselves as pro-life are twice as likely to say the issue will be extremely important to them than people who call themselves pro-choice. Abortion-rights opponents have intensity on their side," CNN said about the intensity question, which it did not post in its poll summary information. Must have been a lot of teeth-gnashing and hand-wringing at CNN about the benighted bumpkins who overpopulate this country.
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posted on
05/12/2007 4:52:29 AM PDT
by
rhema
("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
To: ovrtaxt
50% pro-life; 45% pro-death.
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posted on
05/12/2007 5:03:47 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: moose2004
Looks like CNN will be looking for new pollsters soon.You beat me to it.
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posted on
05/12/2007 5:05:30 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: ovrtaxt
and two percent more felt they were a combination of the two. I guess there are far fewer schizophrenics than the mental health industry would have us believe.
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posted on
05/12/2007 5:12:18 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(Attila the Hun... wasn't he a liberal?)
To: ovrtaxt
polls are crap. Don’t believe them! They oversample Dems. My goodness - seems like that went away fast.
To: Loyal Buckeye
50% pro-life; 45% pro-deathReading the article carefully, it said 45% felt otherwise. What the heck does that mean? I think it means that this 45% is not staunchly pro-choice. This is evidenced by the fact that a large majority favor the ban on partial birth abortion.
To: ovrtaxt
What does the will of the people have to do with it anyway?
We live in the new era of like it or lump it, I’ll shove it down your throat, keep you mouth shut, politicians way or no way, we know what’s best for you, you’ll vote for me because you don’t have any other choice anyway.
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posted on
05/12/2007 5:29:25 AM PDT
by
parthian shot
(I can't stand much more of this!!)
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