Nearly Half Say Abortion Will Stay Legal In Their State Even If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned

A new I&I/TIPP Poll shows that while Americans show deep splits over abortion, their opinions about the controversial medical procedure are far more nuanced than media accounts suggest

• The 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision, it's fair to say, is one of the most divisive in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Despite debates over legality and constitutionality, Americans have surprising amount of underlying agreement on the actual practice of abortion.
• A new Supreme Court ruling on Roe is due any day now
• 46% said they thought abortion would continue to be legal in their state, while 31% said it would no longer be legal
• Regional breakdown is instructive
• States in the Midwest and South tend to be more religious and more Republican while states in the Northeast and West lean Democratic and less religious
• Respondents indicated that despite rhetoric and media reporting to the contrary, overturning Roe does not make abortion illegal

How Responsible is President Biden for the Current Inflation?

• 64% said Biden was "responsible," choosing either "very responsible" (38%) or "somewhat responsible"
• 25% answered "not responsible", with a far-smaller 8% saying "not at all responsible."
• Democrats have thrown in the towel on Biden's economic leadership, with 53% blaming Biden's policies for inflation vs. 39% saying they weren't responsible

Biden Denies Any Responsibility

• Biden and his spokespeople have steadfastly denied any responsibility for the surge in inflation and said a recession was "not inevitable."
• "We're in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome this inflation," Biden told Associated Press in an interview.
• Meanwhile, U.S. inflation in May hit a four-decade high of 8.6%.

The Fed just hiked interest rates by 75 basis points, the biggest jump in 28 years, and is likely to raise rates significantly further in coming months to rein in runaway inflation.

• A recent study by former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Harvard economist Alex Domash found that, since 1955, every time inflation ran hotter than 4% and unemployment fell below 5%, the economy tumbled into recession within two years.

 

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