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LuckyCharms

(17,458 posts) Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:28 PM Jan 2018

Did Trump say that only 12% of Americans support abortion?

Wtf is he talking about?

I mean, I don't view myself as "supporting abortion", but I do view myself as supporting the right to choose.

Is he just throwing out some random bullshit here?

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Did Trump say that only 12% of Americans support abortion? (Original Post) LuckyCharms Jan 2018 OP

Doesn't he always? marybourg Jan 2018 #1

Yeah, everything I can find shows a number 50% for those thinking LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #2

Jusr read 57%. No link. marybourg Jan 2018 #3

According to Pew, 57 percent of adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #4

WHAT???? TRUMP LIED?????? spanone Jan 2018 #5

Here DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2018 #6

I just heard a clip where he expresses horror at women being allowed to "give birth Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #7

marybourg

(12,634 posts)

1. Doesn't he always?

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:28 PM

Jan 2018

LuckyCharms

(17,458 posts)

2. Yeah, everything I can find shows a number 50% for those thinking

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:30 PM

Jan 2018

abortion should be legal.

marybourg

(12,634 posts)

3. Jusr read 57%. No link.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:33 PM

Jan 2018

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,433 posts)

4. According to Pew, 57 percent of adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:36 PM

Jan 2018

40 percent say it should be illegal in all or most cases.

http://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/

ETA: These numbers have generally held fairly steady over the past 20 years.

spanone

(135,874 posts)

5. WHAT???? TRUMP LIED??????

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:37 PM

Jan 2018

of course he lied.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

6. Here

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:40 PM

Jan 2018

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,505 posts)

7. I just heard a clip where he expresses horror at women being allowed to "give birth

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:49 PM

Jan 2018

after 9 months". That's right. This motherfucker makes Reagan look like Eisenhower and Junior look like Reagan by comparison....... No insult meant towards Eisenhower.

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