PRRI: Vast majority of Americas/States believe abortion should be legal always/most of the time

[Pres Mike]

10 years ago Tennessee had an abortion referendum. Well to be exact, it was a referendum on adding the words "Abortions are not a constitutional right" to the state constitution.

It passed, 53-47%

Gov Haslam was re-elected with 70%. Senator Alexander was re-elected with 62% for reference 

If Tennessee had an actual abortion referendum, I am not sure it would pass. Easily a toss up. But it wouldn't clear 60% thats for sure

[Pres Mike]

Atlas: ~"Hispanics and Muslims are socially conservative and pro-life, it's only natural that they should vote Republican"

Meanwhile, Muslims are 60% pro-choice and Hispanic Catholics are 57% pro-choice.

Although it is true that "Hispanic Protestant" is only 40% pro-choice, I wonder what Hispanic other/unaffiliated are? Probably strongly pro-choice enough for the average for Hispanics overall to end up at close to the Hispanic Catholic 57%.

I very much doubt this survey's response rate from Muslims is an accurate representation of American Muslims

There are anyway from 2-6 million Muslims in the US. Roughly 35-42% were born in the US (like me)

Roughly 20% of US born Muslims are African American converts

I think pro life position for Muslim immigrants would be close to (100%) unless they came as a child

To be blunt, most Muslim immigrants aren't going to do a survey. I would bet money that the "Muslims" that completed this survey were mostly college aged US born Muslims or converts

[Pres Mike]

Atlas: ~"Hispanics and Muslims are socially conservative and pro-life, it's only natural that they should vote Republican"

Meanwhile, Muslims are 60% pro-choice and Hispanic Catholics are 57% pro-choice.

Although it is true that "Hispanic Protestant" is only 40% pro-choice, I wonder what Hispanic other/unaffiliated are? Probably strongly pro-choice enough for the average for Hispanics overall to end up at close to the Hispanic Catholic 57%.

I very much doubt this survey's response rate from Muslims is an accurate representation of American Muslims

There are anyway from 2-6 million Muslims in the US. Roughly 35-42% were born in the US (like me)

Roughly 20% of US born Muslims are African American converts

I think pro life position for Muslim immigrants would be close to (100%) unless they came as a child

To be blunt, most Muslim immigrants aren't going to do a survey. I would bet money that the "Muslims" that completed this survey were mostly college aged US born Muslims or converts

100% for immigrants? Isn't abortion legal in a lot of muslim countries? I'm not sure I buy that the number is so high.

But I agree that this seems to be a way too pro-choice muslim sample. Whitmer heavily underformed in muslim areas in her 2022 gubernatorial run and the only possible reasons are either abortion or LGBT issues (since Gaza wasn't a salient issue then).

Perhaps not 100% but close

Abortion is illegal in every Arab nation except Tunisia. Same for Muslim majority nations like Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria. Most allow exceptions for rape and health of mother.

The only majority Muslim nations that allow at will abortions are Albania and Bosnia (to my knowledge)

Illegal back alley abortions are a thing though sadly. And cultural norms sometime prevent a woman from getting an abortion. I know of such examples sadly

I know in the 90s Muslim clerics around the world gave their blessing for Bosnian women to get abortions when they were raped by Serb forces

I really wish American Muslims weren't lumped into the same group. A second generation Muslim (like me) isn't going to think like an immigrant. Or a convert. An Arab isn't going to think like an African or South Asian or European.