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To: steve harris who wrote (267194)1/6/2006 2:44:03 PM
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Poll Shows Public Split on Alioto Confirmation


By Armando Duke

(AXcess News) Washington - While the latest Harris Poll shows the public is split three ways over Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court, two-thirds say they would not vote for him if they thought he would vote to make abortion illegal.

Almost equal thirds of all adults believe Judge Alito should be confirmed (34%), should not be confirmed (31%) or are not sure (34%). However, a majority of Republicans (65% vs. 9%) favor his confirmation, while a plurality of Democrats (48% vs. 14%) oppose it. Independents are split (34% for confirmation; 38% against).

Opposition to the confirmation of Judge Alito would probably grow substantially if most people believed he would vote to make abortion illegal. A 69 to 31 percent majority of the public say they would oppose his confirmation if they thought he would vote to make abortion illegal. Majorities of Democrats (86%) and Independents (74%) feel this way. However, a majority of Republicans (56% vs. 44%) would support his confirmation if they believed he would vote to make abortion illegal.

The potential impact of abortion on Republican attitudes toward Judge Alito is particularly interesting. The 56 percent majority of Republicans who would support his confirmation if they believed he would vote to make abortion illegal is less than the 65 percent who now support his confirmation.

These are the results of a Harris Poll of 1,961 U.S. adults surveyed online between December 8 and 14, 2005 by Harris Interactive.

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