July 27, 2005 - Supreme Court Nominee Should Speak Up On Abortion, U.S. Voters Tell Quinnipiac University National Poll; Bush Approval Drops To New Low By a 61 - 32 percent margin, American voters say U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts should publicly state his position on abortion, but voters are divided on whether the Senate should refuse to confirm Roberts if he doesn't speak up, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. While 43 percent say the Senate would be justified in voting against Roberts if he doesn't explain his position, 47 percent say the Senate would not be justified.
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American voters support the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v Wade decision 65 - 30 percent, the highest level of support in two years of national polls by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
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American voters disapprove of the job President George W. Bush is doing 53 - 41 percent, his lowest approval rating since becoming President. This compares to a 50 - 44 percent disapproval in a May 25 Quinnipiac University poll.
Voters disapprove 60 - 30 percent of the way Congress is doing its job and approve 50 - 39 percent of the way the Supreme Court is doing its job.
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"If the judges listen to the people, they'll stick with Roe v Wade but support the three limitations that are talked about - parental notification, a waiting period and a ban on partial-birth abortion," Carroll said.
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From July 21 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 920 registered voters nationwide. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points.
A lot more data at this LINK
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=820