"Consistently - incl. after the latest election - polls show 52%-54% of Americans oppose most abortion - and present policy does NOT reflect the will of the people. So while my views are quite strong on this, I believe I speak to some degree for a great many on this point."
Really?!?!? According to this poll, 65% oppose overturning Roe v Wade.
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=253
I have in mind three polls, one a Zogby in 2004, another 2003, and another 2006.
Each poll broke down the issue into something along the lines: Oppose all abortion, oppose all abortions except rape/incest, or favor all abortions. There may have been other categories, but the first two combined garnered 54% in one poll, 53% in another, and 52% in the most recent.