Lisa Desjardins:
Our poll did shed some light on that.
So let's start with a big, broad question. Do you support abortion rights? So, when you ask all Americans together, 55 percent of the country says yes. Now, there's a lot of nuance to whether you support abortion rights or not, right? And what does that mean? At what point in pregnancy are you talking about? But, in general, when you ask that broad a question, you get 55 percent of the country saying yes.
Now, if you look by party, here, again, is a big split. That same kind of Democrat/Republican split, but look at that independent green at the bottom; 59 percent of independents say that they do, in fact, support abortion rights. Those could be decisive voters in the fall.
And so, of course, we wanted to ask another question, which is exactly what you're getting not. Who is more energized? We asked specifically, are you more likely to vote in the fall because of the Supreme Court's decision?; 78 percent of Democrats say yes. Some Republicans also are more likely to vote, but it's a lower number.
Independents, now, that number means the most to me, honestly, Nick, in a way, because those independents, we know that most of them do not agree with the Supreme Court's decision. So Democrats, what they have to do, keep this momentum for their side and also convince those independents that it's worth showing up on this issue many months from now.
People feel very motivated about it now. Will they in a few months? We will find out.
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