During the month following the May 2 leak of the Dobbs draft opinion showing a majority of the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the issue of abortion has received a tremendous amount of coverage from a “mainstream” media biased strongly in favor of Roe.
But since the Dobbs leak, President Biden’s job-approval rating has ticked down slightly, and the GOP’s (historically high) two-point lead on the generic congressional ballot has remained steady. And a new poll from Quinnipiac shows that 95 percent of Americans do not think of abortion as the “most urgent” issue facing the country. There’s little difference on the question by party: 6 percent of Republicans, 5 percent of Democrats, and 4 percent of independents say abortion is the most urgent issue.
More from Quinnipiac:
Americans say inflation (34 percent) is the most urgent issue facing the country today followed by gun violence (17 percent).
Among Republicans, the top issues are inflation (46 percent) followed by immigration (14 percent). No other issue reached double digits.
Among Democrats, the top issues are gun violence (31 percent) followed by inflation (15 percent) and election laws (11 percent).
Among independents, the top issues are inflation (37 percent) followed by gun violence (16 percent). No other issue reached double digits.