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New Poll Reveals Warning Signs for GOP on Abortion [View all]

New Poll Reveals Warning Signs for GOP on Abortion

May 6, 2022 at 5:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 66 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/05/06/new-poll-reveals-warning-signs-for-gop-on-abortion/

"SNIP.......

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that registered voters initially preferred a generic Democrat over a generic Republican by 5 percentage points when asked how they would vote in their district if the congressional election were being held today, 44% to 39%.

But when voters were asked to choose instead between a “pro-choice Democrat” and a “pro-life Republican,” GOP support fell to 31% while Democratic support held steady — more than doubling the gap between the two candidates, to 13 percentage points.

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New Poll Reveals Warning Signs for GOP on Abortion [View all] applegrove May 2022 OP

Easy peezy ColinC May 2022 #1

Everyone who's not pro-choice is wrong, so your assertion logically follows (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #2

Yes Demovictory9 May 2022 #3

I have said many times if Roe was overturned.... ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #4

That was my thought as well geardaddy May 2022 #23

geardaddy... Upthevibe May 2022 #32

Have no doubt, birth control and making marital rape legal are next...then they will come for you. Tommymac May 2022 #37

Oh, I don't doubt it one bit geardaddy May 2022 #43

I'll have your back when they try. Tommymac May 2022 #44

Yes we are! geardaddy May 2022 #45

Wait until they outlaw birth control bucolic_frolic May 2022 #5

This is why I dont trust polls thatdemguy May 2022 #6

Democrats can make abortion the only issue ColinC May 2022 #7

Problem thatdemguy May 2022 #8

"...from a few people I have talked to.." Generic polling shows this is a huge stoke for democrats. uponit7771 May 2022 #14

Yet somehow Republicans have been super effective with their fear tactics ColinC May 2022 #15

We can throw fear right back at them: "Want to lose SS?" "Want to lose Medicare?" fierywoman May 2022 #20

"Want to lose SS?" "Want to lose Medicare?" BumRushDaShow May 2022 #30

Wow, I missed that back in the day! intheflow May 2022 #33

They seriously need to go to that level BumRushDaShow May 2022 #34

I never saw the whole thing wryter2000 May 2022 #39

It was posted widely on DU back then BumRushDaShow May 2022 #41

"Republicans want to outlaw your interracial marriage!" ColinC May 2022 #31

+1 llmart May 2022 #26

"affecting" smirkymonkey May 2022 #18

Also, a few "women"... llmart May 2022 #24

Oh, bullshit. Scrivener7 May 2022 #21

So basically we shouldn't trust polls because of the lack of accuracy. But instead go with Carlitos Brigante May 2022 #28

"when they go to the grocery store daily" BumRushDaShow May 2022 #35

Cool story, bro! Mysterian May 2022 #36

+1, uponit7771 May 2022 #13

Democrats should make survival of democracy the only issue dwayneb May 2022 #29

After CNN ran polling where they over-sampled GQP'ers ..... LenaBaby61 May 2022 #16

Please do not drop the issue or water it down. MuseRider May 2022 #9

I used to work with a woman who was Republican. liberalmuse May 2022 #10

As 'con primary candidates leap, to the most far right for the primary voter, empedocles May 2022 #12

Yes the abortion ruling and the insurrection should be front and center kimbutgar May 2022 #11

Once again highlights messaging failure ecstatic May 2022 #17

this seems believable and is completely different than the recent CNN poll samsingh May 2022 #19

I don't think these polls have any value caraher May 2022 #22

The question is, will voters know a candidate is pro-choice or Anti-Roe v. wade? Marius25 May 2022 #25

I'd actually prefer they refer to them as "anti-choice". llmart May 2022 #27

That's why the dems are trying to get a vote in the senate JohnnyRingo May 2022 #38

Is there any doubt this was getting their ducks in a row LiberalLovinLug May 2022 #40

They are pissed about the leak EmmaLee E May 2022 #42

Get back to me in late September. BannonsLiver May 2022 #46