Democrats' support for abortion grows, low election priority: Reuters/Ipsos poll [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




JULY 30, 2018 / 3:18 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Maria Caspani

(Reuters) - U.S. Democrats' support for abortion rights grew in the last two years, but for most it will be a low priority in the November mid-term election compared with issues such as healthcare and the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows.

The poll found that 68 percent of Democrats said in July that abortion should be legal, up from 60 percent in a similar poll conducted in June 2016.

But just 9 percent of registered Democratic voters cited abortion as the most important issue to determine how they will vote in November, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll gauging Americans’ top priorities in the midterm elections.

Sixteen percent said their top priority was healthcare and 12 percent said it was the economy.




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