UNF ballot finds Floridians typically help authorized weed, oppose 15-week abortion ban – Motion Information Jax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A brand new ballot from the College of North Florida discovered a majority of Floridians are towards a 15-week abortion ban and limiting conversations about LGBTQ points in faculties.

Each are GOP priorities shifting within the State Capitol this yr.

Solely 31 % of Floridians help a 15-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest in response to a brand new UNF ballot.

UNF Political scientist Michael Binder helped conduct the ballot. He stated despite the fact that 60 % oppose the coverage, it’s no shock Republicans are pushing the difficulty.

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“Republicans nevertheless are way more supportive of this situation. 57 % help it, and even once you point out that rape and incest there’s no allowance for it, that drops right down to 51 %. Nonetheless above 50 %,” stated Binder.

It’s a high situation for voter Ricky Buckley.

“With regards to abortion, I’m pro-life interval,” stated Buckley.

The ballot additionally discovered voters oppose limiting conversations about LGBTQ points in Okay-5 faculties by a 49 to 40 margin. However once more, 54 % of Republicans help the concept.

“And that may give you a clue as to why that is occurring in Tallahassee. Their base is behind it,” stated Binder.

Jacksonville voter Jill Gardner stated it’s a difficulty she was contemplating as she forged her poll Tuesday.

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“The colleges and speaking about not saying homosexual or no matter in faculties. I feel there must be much more discuss on that,” stated Gardner.

Binder was most shocked to discover a whopping 76 % of Floridians help legalizing leisure marijuana.

“That could be very completely different than what we now have seen. Heck Republicans even help this at 64 %,” stated Binder.

Conservative-leaning voter Ann Wright instructed us legalization is a topic she’s come to help.

“I don’t know that it’s sensible to maintain it restricted an excessive amount of anymore,” stated Wright.

Even with the ballot outcomes, Binder predicts Republican’s prospects in November seem promising.

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“The state is trending crimson. You understand for the primary time Republicans outnumber Democrats in registration and issues in all probability look fairly good for DeSantis in November,” stated Binder.

However he did word marijuana might be a swing situation in closely contested elections.

“What number of statewide Democrats have been elected on this state in a very long time? You understand, Nikki Fried is the one one proper now and he or she ran solely on the marijuana situation. Completely that helped propel her excessive in a really tight race,” stated Binder.

And Binder stated each events are more likely to lean on these social points to encourage excessive turnout within the upcoming elections.

“That’s the one factor to all the time remember. Concern is a unbelievable motivator to get folks to go and vote,” stated Binder.

However he stated it’s unlikely the new button points will sway voters from one celebration to a different in any important method.