the gender gap
By Diogenes ( articles ) | Sep 04, 2008
You know (at least you ought to know, for the media has often told you so) that in American politics, abortion is a "women's issue," and candidates who oppose legal abortion will have trouble attracting women's votes. Because women are more likely than men to favor legal abortion, you see.
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You know all that, right? You've been told so many times...
But as Yogi Berra put it, half the facts they tell you aren't true.
A new Gallup poll finds that 34% of American adults favor overturning the Roe v. Wade decision, while 52% oppose overturning it and 15% express no opinion.
OK, so what's the breakdown by gender?
Males: 34% for overturning Roe, 52% against, 14% no opinion.
Females: 33% for overturning, 51% against, 16% no opinion.
Wow. Some gender gap, huh?
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