Poll: PA voters unhappy with budget, ultrasound legislation
A Quinnipiac University Poll released this morning shows that Pennsylvania voters are losing faith with Gov. Corbett on the state budget, especially cuts to state-funded universities, and do not like legislation that would force women to have an ultrasound procedure before an abortion.
Poll: PA voters unhappy with budget, ultrasound legislation
Chris Brennan
A Quinnipiac University Poll released this morning shows that Pennsylvania voters are losing faith with Gov. Corbett on the state budget, especially cuts to state-funded universities, and do not like legislation that would force women to have an ultrasound procedure before an abortion.
The voters disapprove of the way Corbett is handling the state's finances by a margin of 49-36 percent. That margin sinks to a disapproval rating of 53-27 percent when voters are asked about the impact of state budget cuts on universities. Voters oppose those cuts by a margin of 68-28 percent. Corbett's job approval rating is now split at 41-41 percent, a six-point drop from December.
The voters polled oppose the ultrasound legislation by a margin of 48-42 percent. The pollsters found a gender gap in the opinions -- men oppose the legislation by a margin of 51-39 percent while women split at margin of 45-45 percent. Voters with a college degree were more likely to oppose the legislation (57-35 percent) while voters without a college degree were split (45-44).
Voters, men and women, were especially opposed to legislation that would require a trans-vaginal ultrasound before an abortion, with 64-23 percent against.
“A plurality of Pennsylvania voters oppose requiring pregnant women seeking abortions to get ultrasounds 24 hours before an abortion, with men opposing the measure in greater numbers,” Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a news release.
The opinions of Pennsylvanians do not matter to the republic cabal running (ruining?) our state.
The only constituency they listen to are their rich contributors.
And now that they have imposed their voter suppression law and gerrymandered redistricting on us, they can steal more elections and be more open (tho I cannot see how) about who they really work for.— JeffJenk
Comment removed.- 48-42 percent means that population is about evenlly split on the issue, especially ehen women are at 45-45. The title to this "news" piece is misleading.— CD75
- KICK OUT THE CONSERVATIVES!— tynol10
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- How could any self-respecting woman find the ultrasound legislation NOT offensive? Probably post menopausal house fraus who do as their husbands tell them. Sickening.— PotteryPete
- I vote for across party lines all the time and don't understand why people pick a political party and, like sheep, defend all actions taken by that party.
Stop being sheep!— dpg508 - see what you get when you elect republicans? a bunch of childish backwards thuggery aimed at belittling and ostracizing women minorities and poor folks.— Ryan
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