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Increasing number of Americans identifying as ‘pro-choice’ in 2013
A new NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll published on Monday shows that a vast majority of Americans do not think the Supreme Court decision ruling abortion as a constitutional right should be overturned. The poll also builds on previous polling and indicates a record number of Americans say…
Fewer in U.S. identify as ‘pro-choice’ but support for abortion rights is unchanged
Gallup poll finds four in ten Americans willing to say they are ‘pro-choice’, but two-thirds believe abortion should be legal Four out of ten Americans identify themselves as “pro-choice” on abortion, the lowest proportion in almost two decades, according to a Gallup poll published on Wednesday. In the poll, 50%…
Rights And Wrongs
I’ve talked about this before at ABLC and whenever I bring up the myth that African-Americans and Latinos are against gay marriage more than white voters are, it turns out that it just isn’t true. I explain why it’s garbage, I explain that the forces of inequality are trying to…
Poll: 56 percent in U.S. ambivalent towards ‘Occupy Wall Street’
The majority of Americans are ambivalent towards the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protests and are also uncertain about their goals, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Fifty-six percent of those surveyed said they neither support nor oppose the two-month-old movement and 59 percent said they didn’t know enough…
More U.S. workers dissatisfied with health care benefits, promotions
Three years after the global economic collapse, American workers are less optimistic about their job prospects and working benefits. According to a new Gallup poll, there’s an increase in Americans upset over both their chance to get promoted and their health care benefits at work. 26% of Americans were dissatisfied with their…
Perry flies past Romney to become frontrunner for GOP nomination: poll
Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s popularity has risen dramatically enough that he is now the frontrunner for the Republican Party’s 2012 nomination for the presidency, according to recent polling numbers. Perry, who officially announced his candidacy August 13, has put a double-digit margin between himself and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts…
Gallup: Support for Obama dips slightly but stays high among Democrats
According to a new Gallup poll, support for President Obama has fallen slightly on a national level, but remains high among Democrats. The president’s over-all approval rating went down one point from the previous survey period from 44 percent to 43 percent. However, 78 percent of Democrats approve of how…
Palin to launch bus tour this weekend as 2012 speculation grows
WASHINGTON – It remains unclear whether she’ll run, but a series of recent moves by Sarah Palin has fueled speculation over whether the former Republican vice presidential nominee will jump into the 2012 presidential race. The move that is generating the most buzz is Palin’s plan to launch a bus…
Majority supports same sex marriage for first time: Gallup poll
WASHINGTON – A new Gallup poll finds that a majority of American want to legalize same sex marriage for the first time, the latest of many recent surveys reflecting a sea change in public opinion on the divisive issue. Fifty-three percent said they believe marriages between same sex couples should…
Ron Paul: U.S. may try to occupy Pakistan
GOP 2012 hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) thinks U.S. troops will soon be on the ground for an occupation of Pakistan — and he said so on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday morning. Paul called America’s relationship with Pakistan “an impossible situation,” where the U.S. hailed both its friendship with and…
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