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• Sunday, June 28, 2009 06:50 PM

  About those 51 percent pro-lifers

  There are a litany of problems with Wingnut's statistics and how he defines hard work and family values (if someone denies funds to help feed children, does that person really value families?). I'm sure Salon's readers will point out many of the other logical and statistical problems with his article as they seem to be several steps ahead of Wingnut at all times. However, I would like to briefly discuss the use of the recent Gallup poll that suggests 51% of the country is pro-life.

  Many people have noted that the poll poses the pro-choice and pro-life question very poorly. The question is not phrased in a way that would suggest the answer should reflect political views, but rather the question can be taken for one's personal views. Therefore, a respondent can state that he or she is pro-life as a personal choice but still believe the government should take a pro-choice stance. Others have noted that abortion is becoming more and more of a personal choice rather than a political belief (this falls in line with a pro-life philosophy).

  The problem with Wingnut is not that he espouses a conservative viewpoint, but that he regurgitates Republican talking points and his analysis is either lazy or disingenuous. If this is the best conservatives can do, then they can expect to continue losing elections well into the near future.

  —RBatty024 Read RBatty024's other letters
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