Shiavo Case: Republican Leadership out of touch ?

GOoPers out of touch
by kos
Mon Mar 21st, 2005 at 09:22:54 PST
Latest polling on the Shiavo case.
ABC News (PDF). 3/20. MoE 4.5% (No trend lines.)
Removal of feeding tube
Support 63
Oppose 28
Federal Intervention
Support 35
Oppose 60
Appropriate for Congress to get involved?
Appropriate 27
Not Appropriate 70
Reason political leaders are trying to keep Shiavo alive
Concern about Shiavo 19
Political Advantage 67
Even among evangelicals, 46 percent support removal of the feeding tube, as opposed to 44 percent who oppose. Conservatives support removal of the feeding tube 54-40.
So really, this isn't even a conservative crusade, as the genuine conservative is probably offended by the rejection of state rights and the intrusion of the government into a private family affair. Not to mention some conservatives are probably offended for using public (taxpayer) funds to pay for her hospitalization. (Remember, Bush signed a law in Texas allowing hospitals to pull the plug against a family's wishes if the change for recovery was non-existent.)
So this spectacle is done on behalf of the evangelical bloc, and even they oppose federal intervention 44-50 percent (in addition to narrowly supporting the removal of the feeding tube, as noted above). Catholics support removing the feeding tube 63-26, and oppose federal intervention 38-56.
These numbers are unambigious, even after a week of media demonizing of Terri's husband. DeLay's and Frist's crass political play is obvious to just about everyone.

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