Tennessee’s real silent majority is not – repeat not – the religious right.
Consider the recent poll findings from a Vanderbilt University survey of more than 1,505 Tennesseans, including 1,245 registered voters.
Results? An overwhelming majority of the registered voters — 71 percent — opposes giving the state Legislature more power to regulate abortions.
This fall, Tennesseans will be asked to vote on this question. An amendment to the state constitution would give the Legislature the constitutional authority to regulate abortions.
Based on this poll, however, only about one in four state voters supports giving lawmakers that new power.