DeLay, Frist, Bush Dramatically Out of Touch
/New polling numbers on the Schiavo case have been released by ABC News. Here are some highlights:
- 70% of Americans say it is inappropriate for Congress to involve itself in the Schiavo case.
- 67% of Americans "think the
elected officials trying to keep Schiavo alive are doing so more for
political advantage than out of concern for her or for the principles
involved." (Just 19% believe the elected officials are acting out of
concern for her or their principles.)
- 58% of Republicans, 61% of independents and 63% of Democrats oppose federal government intervention in the case.
- 50% of evangelicals oppose federal government intervention in the case, just 44% approve of the intervention.
- 63% of Catholics and a plurality of evangelicals believe Schiavo's feeding tube should be removed. [MORE]
