Posted on 03/16/2002 1:18:58 PM PST by TheAngryClam
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr. has promised he will "change the topic" if asked about controversial issues like abortion in the coming campaign, but pro-choice activists defiantly signaled this week that he won't have an easy time of it.
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Well then, Katie honey...maybe it's because We the People are getting sick and tired of baby-killing?
Is there a rating system?
ABORTION POLL: Americans Conflicted on Abortion Rights, Restrictions, Los Angeles Times Poll Reveals
More than 25 years after the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a Los Angeles Times poll suggests that support for abortion rights may be waning as "Americans adopt a more nuanced view of the circumstances under which abortions should be allowed." The poll surveyed 2,071 Americans -- 986 men and 1,085 women -- from June 8-13 found that only 43% of current survey respondents support Roe v. Wade, down from 46% in 1996 and 56% in 1991. However, the poll also found "continued opposition" to a constitutional ban on the procedure. Although more than 50% of the individuals surveyed believe that abortion should either be illegal in all circumstances or legal only in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is in danger, more than two-thirds said that, regardless of their own opinion, the decision to end a pregnancy should be left to a woman and her physician. Further, while 57% of respondents consider abortion an act of murder, more than half that group believe that a woman should have the right to choose an abortion. "Americans, in terms of their own code of morality, may view abortion as murder and may be comfortable with it being illegal, but most Americans don't want to impose that on other people," Susan Carroll, a senior research associate at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, said.
More Results Nearly two-thirds of respondents said that abortion should be illegal after the first trimester, with 65% opposing abortions in the second trimester. Female respondents felt more strongly about the issue, as 72% of female respondents supported a ban on second-trimester abortions, compared with 58% of men. Eighty- five percent of those surveyed support abortion when a woman's physical health is at risk, 54% when her emotional health is at risk, and 66% when the fetus is at risk for an abnormality. Regarding the use of the abortifacient RU-486, 43% favor making the drug widely available, up from 32% 11 years ago, and 46% oppose making the drug widely available.
Mr. Simon has to learn quick that politics is hardball, not dodge ball.
California Hispanic voters prefer tax rebate
" California Hispanic voters are eclectic in their views. On some issues they are clearly Democratic and Liberal, and yet on others, they are clearly more conservative than the nation as a whole. John Zogby "
" ... In addition, while California Hispanic respondents overall believed (68.7%) that abortion is manslaughter, 63.4% of the English-speaking Hispanics believed abortion is manslaughter compared to a more overwhelming 87.1% of the Spanish-speaking Hispanics who believed abortion is manslaughter. *Similar questions were posed to 1,000 adults nationwide during the first "American Values" survey conducted August 1999. "
http://www.priestsforlife.org/resources/abortionimages/24week/01_24.jpg
This is one of the less graphic pictures. ONLY FOR STRONG PEOPLE!
I showed some data from polls that show that Simon could not just state his position, but also say " ... I am in agreement with most of the people of California. My opponent is supported by the extremists on this issue. Next question."
Gee whiz....how many euphemisms can someone cram into one sentence?
I am a huge Simon supporter, but there are more issues just as important that I want to focus my energies on.
Until we get enough conservative judges in SCOTUS to over turn Roe B Wade, no governor of any state can stop abortions.
The lefties know this and Simon should just stand up and say I'm pro life, but I can do nothing about abortions and you know that!
Before conservatives jump on me, I am 100% pro life. However, the reality is that electing Simon to be governor of California will not have any impact on abortions in California while he is governor.
To stop abortions, we must elect enough conservative US senators to have a clear majority in the senate. Then GW has to nominate conservative judges for the Supreme Court and the senate needs to approve them. When we have enough, the baby murdering judgement will be set aside.
Until then we need to stop the left wing maggots on their number one card, the abortion card. It is a non issue until the Supreme Court changes the ruling. Simon and other republican governors cannot stop abortion. It is that simple!
If I remember correctly, Simon beat Riordan by a bigger marging with women, than overall.
Has Demcrats for life ever been quoted by the media?
State-financed ? Oh, I forgot that Kalifornia is flush with cash.(/sarcasm)
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