(CNN) Texas Republicans' decision to pass the nation's most restrictive abortion law earlier this month has landed like a lead balloon with voters nationally.
At the core of the law is the empowerment of private citizens to bring lawsuits against people who assist someone in getting an abortion after the state's six-week window. It also provides monetary rewards of up to $10,000 for those who bring the suits.
People really don't like either of those provisions, according to new national polling from Monmouth University
Fully 70% of Americans disagree with the idea of allowing private citizens to bring lawsuits against abortion providers. That numbers includes 9 in 10 Democrats, yes, but also more than 4 in 10 Republicans.
Opposition to paying off these complainants is even higher in the poll, with 81% disapproving of the idea -- including 2 in 3 (67%) of self-identified Republicans.
GutsAreGophering on September 22nd, 2021 at 04:29 UTC »
People keep thinking this law is about abortion or controlling women.
This is not true. It’s a law so repugnant to anyone left of center it will keep those people from moving to Texas and could drive those people out of texas. That’s is the ultimate goal here.
Xijit on September 22nd, 2021 at 04:16 UTC »
The goal is to try to drive Democrats out of texas, because it has nearly tipped blue in the last two presidential elections.
crudedrawer on September 21st, 2021 at 23:46 UTC »
However Americans will continue to vote for republicans in staggeringly non-zero numbers.