Actually, two separate topics, although they may appear to be related. First, abortion politics. Scott Rasmussen has an article today, explaining what has always been obvious to anyone who has followed polling on abortion. However, the obvious truth is one that the GOP typically avoids during campaigning, preferring to make abortion into a weapon reserved largely for judicial nominations. Rasmussen articulates the state of public opinion—which hasn’t really budged over the years, except in the pro-life direction:
I know two people now from work, who one night just went home and died. No one talks about it. I've never seen that in a work environment. These were not men anywhere near retirement.
After I "published" I noticed that Don Surber--in addition to discussing Rasmussen's article--picked up on another perfect, and related, example of how marginalized Dems are on abortion politics:
The Washington Post's Marc Thiessen wrote, "Protesting at justices' homes is illegal. What is Biden doing about it?"
So what changed the media's mind?
Polls.
I do not have access to their internal polls, but the Trafalgar Group made public answers to its national poll question: "Do you believe that publishing the home addresses of the five U.S. Supreme Court Justices and calling for protests at their private homes is an acceptable way to protest the High Court’s upcoming decision on Roe v. Wade?"
76% said NO.
Only 16% said yes.
Among Democrats, 67% said NO. Only 21% said yes.
The protesters are on the wrong side of public opinion -- and in more than one way. Not only does the public not like their protests, the public disagrees with the protesters on abortion.
I know two people now from work, who one night just went home and died. No one talks about it. I've never seen that in a work environment. These were not men anywhere near retirement.
Dr. Kheriarty is great. Been reading him for awhile
After I "published" I noticed that Don Surber--in addition to discussing Rasmussen's article--picked up on another perfect, and related, example of how marginalized Dems are on abortion politics:
The Washington Post's Marc Thiessen wrote, "Protesting at justices' homes is illegal. What is Biden doing about it?"
So what changed the media's mind?
Polls.
I do not have access to their internal polls, but the Trafalgar Group made public answers to its national poll question: "Do you believe that publishing the home addresses of the five U.S. Supreme Court Justices and calling for protests at their private homes is an acceptable way to protest the High Court’s upcoming decision on Roe v. Wade?"
76% said NO.
Only 16% said yes.
Among Democrats, 67% said NO. Only 21% said yes.
The protesters are on the wrong side of public opinion -- and in more than one way. Not only does the public not like their protests, the public disagrees with the protesters on abortion.