Posted on 12/13/2015 1:38:32 AM PST by Zakeet
A little-noticed poll is challenging the widely touted narrative that most Americans oppose GOP efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
The nationwide poll conducted by the Robert Morris University Polling Institute found that 53.3 percent of those surveyed support moving federal funding from Planned Parenthood to community clinics that do not offer abortions, while 31.5 percent are opposed.
One of Planned Parenthood’s top talking points is that polls have shown that most Americans disagree with recent Republican defunding efforts. So what accounts for the difference?
The key lies in the wording of the question, the pollster said. While previous surveys have asked for a straight yes-or-no response on defunding, the RMU poll used a more detailed question that reflects the recent GOP proposals.
"Congressional Republicans favor shifting Planned Parenthood federal funds to community clinics that perform the same services, but do not perform abortions," the RMU question says. "Would you say you support or oppose this plan?"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I would guess that the response would be even more lopsided if the pollsters were even more truthful.
For example, consider this question: Planned Parenthood murders unborn babies, harvests their organs and then dumps their bodies in local landfills. Would you say you support or oppose this practice?
NOTHING will save our once fine country until Mothers Killing their Babies STOPS!!!
Amen.
There’s a reason things have gone downhill fast.
The Democrat media is becoming obsolete.
Who pays for these stupid polls?
If lawmakers ever get off their fat butts and get the job done, we wouldn’t need the “polls”.
Lots of crap needs defunding. Also reduce the massive duplication of effort on things that do need funding. Reduce the number of government agencies.
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