Minnesota Poll, taken before assault allegation, finds divide over Brett Kavanaugh
In the poll conducted
See the full Minnesota Poll numbers.
Late Sunday, the
That could have major ramifications for the future of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. And, while the poll identified mixed feelings about Kavanaugh, it found a strong statewide majority in favor of keeping Roe vs. Wade in place.
Support for Roe vs. Wade is at 59 percent statewide and is above 50 percent in every region of the state. Only a small minority statewide, 12 percent, said the law should be overturned, while 26 percent said it should be modified.
The poll is based on interviews with 800 likely voters, 40 percent by cellphone and 60 percent by landline. It has a margin of sampling error of 3.5 percentage points, plus or minus.
If confirmed by the
In testimony before the
"There shouldn't be such a rush to put him on the bench," said
Greydanus, 47, said she supports the Roe decision: "It's my right to decide what I do with my body. That's a basic human right."
For some polled, support for Roe vs. Wade didn't mean opposition to Kavanaugh.
"There are situations where [abortion is] necessary," said
"We need judges, not lawmakers. I think he's a good man. I think he'd support the
Kavanaugh found his highest support in northern
Support for Roe vs. Wade is higher in
Party divides reared up in views of Roe vs. Wade, but to a lesser extent. While 80 percent of
Abortion rights supporters have pointed to a 2003 e-mail that Kavanaugh wrote as a lawyer in
"Most people would have a hard time naming even a recent
"It's always tough when things come up from so long ago, but I understand fully and completely why those things are buried for 30 years," said Martinson, who said she is a survivor of sexual abuse.
Calling Kavanaugh's comment on Roe vs. Wade "wishy-washy and unclear," Martinson said she's worried about the ruling's future.
"I'd like to believe it's settled law," she said, but conservatives "have been working for a long time to stack the courts."
Were the
"Let the states decide instead of the federal government," Davis said. "I'm 100 percent for life."
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