Posted on 08/26/2008 4:57:16 AM PDT by rhema
Polls do not show support for that at all. Polls over the last few months give the following levels of support to making abortion always legal: "always legal - 19%" (Quinnipiac Poll, July 2008); "legal in all cases - 19%" (Pew Poll, June 2008); "legal in all cases - 18%" (ABC / Washington Post Poll, June 2008). While it is true that the percentage of Americans who want abortion illegal in all situations is almost exactly the same as those who want abortion legal in all cases, the overwhelming percentage of Americans want just what pro-life advocates want: abortion generally available in cases of rape, incest, or life-threatening health problems for the mother; abortion for minors regulated just like abortion for any major medical procedure for minors is regulated; and abortion on account of personal inconvenience more strictly regulated. All of these polls showing Americans equally divided were crafted by people and by groups intent upon presenting a false impression of how Americans felt about abortion.
The biggest missing story is how much more manly Americans see the Outlaw Hilery Clinton is vs. barRack Osama.
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Excellent article. See what happens with the lies in the MSM about the country, about polls, about how we think.
Lets keep the conservative principles front and center. This country is great because of conservatives and those ideas need to keep moving forward.
This guy is wrong. In 2004, 48% of voters went for Kerry. In 2006, the nation elected the most liberal congress of all time, while in the middle of a war.
It is hard to equate that with an overwhelming majority of the nation conservative or very conservative.
Not when you consider vote fraud, something we have done NOTHING to fix in the last 8+ years.
When Republicans are running to the left, why should conservatives or very-conservatives bother to vote for them?
Sure, vote fraud exists, but not to this extent. By the way, we have done quite a bit to fight voter fraud in the last eight years.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/taskfc/voteridreq.htm
What is the alternative? Not vote? I vote for the most conservative alternative that is nominated, whether they are conservative enough to suit me or not.
Not really. A very Conservative voter might stay home on election day. And also, you must consider the ACORN factor.
Voter fraud and buying votes.
I doubt any conservative in the US stayed home in 2004.
In 2006, a lot of conservatives didn’t bother to vote, and it gave us Pelosi and Reid (an utter disaster).
Turnout does matter, that is why 2004 was so telling. 2006 should have been the wake up call to anyone that considers themselves a conservative sitting out an election.
I am not convinced of the validity of the survey. When have you ever met a liberal who would admit to being one? Even in a survey?
Well, depending on the race the most conservative alternative might be the Democrat, the way the Republicans had been spending like drunken sailors in the years leading up to 2006.
Great catch! The media really missed a big point.
I’ve always wondered why the media doesn’t have more conservative jounalists. Yes, I know taht most colleges are liberal but that doesn’t really answer it for me. One thing most conservatives have in common in thinking for themselves.
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I’ve often heard sentiments about like this:
“Yeah, I guess you could say I’m conservative. I go to work each day and don’t like people who are just being bums. I keep my yard clean, not like some people on this street. And I think that gay thing is just weird, you know? But I voted for the Democrats back in 2006, and will probably do so this time. First thing is that war over in Iraq. I don’t see the point. If those people want to kill each other we ain’t going to stop it. And then gas is so high, I can’t afford to go anywhere, and then I hear we got all these deficits. That can’t be good. I just don’t trust these Republicans anymore.”
Just wait until you see how a Dem controlled government will spend. The last 18 months is a good indication...they added billions of dollars to everything.
I've tried over the years to explain that the growth in the government in the last eight years has not been excessive when the demands of war, disaster,financial market meltdowns, and the nation's phenomenal growth are taken into account.
More important than that is what that money is spent on. Democrats will starve the military and increase spending on social programs across the board and increase taxes at will to fund it. Republicans are far more fiscally conservative, period.
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