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November 29, 2004
59% Want Roe v. Wade Upheld
Trouble for Bush is that 31% want it overturned, and those 31% are his base.
Tough times ahead for the Republican Party. These intraparty differences can be finessed, so long as you're unable to exert your political power to actually change things (or not change them).
Once you've got that power, you've got to make the decision. And Bush and the Republican conservatives in the Senate will soon be drawn into a very tough wedge issue. Alienate 59% of the electorate, or the 31% of your reliable base, responsible for voting you into office?
This is going to be worse than gay marriage was for the left.