CALIFORNIA — If there is any question about why candidates are trying to dodge their anti-abortion record, the answer is simple — they know that voters want nothing to do with it. The polling speaks for itself:
Abortion is now the top issue for women under 30 this election, surpassing inflation: A new survey shows that abortion has become the top issue in November’s presidential election among female voters under 30. The survey found that “[a]bout 2 in 5 young voters said abortion was their top concern, compared to 1 in 5 respondents in the same survey” from this past spring when inflation was identified as their top concern.
Statement from Jennifer Wonnacott, Chief External Affairs Officer, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California:
“Voters want true reproductive rights champions in office, not politicians like House Republicans in California who could push the Project 2025 agenda and have tried to hide their anti-abortion records. They have and always will attack our health care. These anti-abortion rights politicians are desperate to distract voters from their records, but voters see straight through them. Some House Republican candidates in California have supported the overturning of Roe, voted to criminalize doctors and have even cosponsored a national abortion ban. Californians who care about abortion rights and access won’t trust them with their votes in November.”
And more polling:
- Eight in 10 Americans say the decision to have an abortion should be made by the person who is pregnant. [Washington Post/ABC News, May 2023]
- Support for abortion has increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and around eight in 10 Americans say Congress should not pass a federal law banning abortion. [Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, July 2024]
- For women younger than 45, abortion has overtaken the economy as the single most important issue to their vote. [New York Times/Siena College, Aug. 2024]
- By a 31-point margin (58%-27%), Americans describe the GOP’s abortion position as extreme, including Independents by 30 points (50% extreme – 20% not extreme), and a third of Republicans.[Navigator, Oct. 2023]
- A record-high number of voters say they would only vote for candidates who share their views on abortion — including nearly twice as many voters who support abortion rights than those who don’t. [Gallup, June 2024]
- 75% of young people ages 18-34 say abortion should be legal in all or most circumstances, and 61% say they would take action to protect abortion rights. [Teen Vogue, Aug.-Sept. 2023] [Change Research, Aug.-Sept. 2023]
- 61% of voters disapprove of the U.S Supreme Court decision overturning Roe — including nearly 80% of female voters ages 18-49, two-thirds of suburban women, 60% of Independents, and a third of Republican voters. [NBC News, June 2023]
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