Opinion by Greg Sargent: A surprise poll finding shows the GOP’s Dobbs problem getting worse
What’s more, the poll finds Democrats with a slight edge in the generic House ballot matchup, 46 percent to 44 percent. This is the caseRepublicans still enjoy sizable advantages on such issues as the economy — and a plurality of voters say the economy is most important to them.
How is this possible? Well, 9 percent of voters who trust Republicans more on the economy plan to vote Democratic. The Times suggests abortion might be a key reason for this, quoting voters expressing deep concerns about the economy but also real anger at the GOP over the end of abortion rights.Still, the pro-abortion-rights intensity gap seems particularly notable.
Tom Bonier, the chief executive of TargetSmart, says the new poll’s intensity gap finding “absolutely matches what we’ve seen in voter registration.” As Bonier told me: “Women are so clearly more engaged than men in this election. Especially younger women.”found that higher percentages of Americans who want abortion to be illegal are certain to vote this fall. But that poll also found that a whopping 65 percent view the ruling as a major loss of women’s rights.
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