{"id":2016954,"date":"2023-08-30T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-voters-support-tubervilles-military-hold-abortion-protest-poll-says\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:17:27","slug":"alabama-voters-support-tubervilles-military-hold-abortion-protest-poll-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-voters-support-tubervilles-military-hold-abortion-protest-poll-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Alabama voters back Tuberville&#8217;s military abortion protest."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-voters-support-tubervilles-military-hold-abortion-protest-poll-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New Statewide Polling Shows Majority Support for \u200cSen. Tommy Tuberville in\u2064 Alabama<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-2024-gop-candidates-are-closer-to-dropping-out-than-winning-the-nomination\/\" title=\"Many 2024 GOP candidates are more likely to quit than secure the nomination.\">recent statewide\u200c poll<\/a> in Alabama reveals that \u2062Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has garnered the support \u200cof the \u200cmajority of Alabama voters. What&#8217;s more, a significant number of residents in the state also back his \u200dstance on military promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville initiated the \u2062hold on military promotions as a form of protest against the Pentagon&#8217;s decision to reimburse \u200cservice members \u2062and their dependents for out-of-state abortion expenses. He argues that this policy, implemented after the\u200b Supreme Court&#8217;s reversal of Roe v. Wade, violates the Hyde Amendment&#8217;s prohibition on taxpayer funding for\u200d most abortions.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Opposition and Resilience<\/h3>\n<p>The Alabama Republican has faced criticism from both Democrats and \u2063members \u2064of his \u2063own party for his hold on military promotions. \u2063However, Tuberville remains steadfast in his position, stating \u200cthat he will release the \u2064hold if \u200bCongress votes to change the Pentagon&#8217;s policy. Currently, he is impeding the advancement of over 300 promotions.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200c recent poll conducted by WPA Intelligence, a conservative polling and data firm, and obtained by the Washington Examiner, sheds light on the \u200dpublic&#8217;s awareness and support for Tuberville&#8217;s stance. The poll reveals that 50% of registered Alabama voters have heard\u200b &#8220;a lot or some&#8221; about Tuberville&#8217;s hold on military\u2063 promotions. Furthermore, 45% of registered voters\u2062 support his position, while only 33% support the Biden\u200d administration&#8217;s policy.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted between Aug. 23 and 24, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-after-145-billion-u-s-reconstruction-effort-in-afghanistan-tsunami-of-hunger-worsening\/\" title=\"Report: After 5 Billion U.S. Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan, \u2018Tsunami of Hunger\u2019 Worsening\">additional data collected<\/a>\u2063 on\u2064 Aug. 26, involved 500 registered Alabama voters and has\u2064 a margin \u2064of error of +\/- 4.4%.<\/p>\n<h3>Contradicting Numbers and Favorability<\/h3>\n<p>These findings contradict\u2064 another poll commissioned by VoteVets, a liberal veteran organization that opposes the holds. The VoteVets poll claimed that 58% of Alabama voters want Tuberville to relinquish his \u2063hold on military promotions. Additionally, \u2062it suggested that Tuberville&#8217;s popularity suffered due to the holds. However, the WPA poll contradicts\u200b these claims.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-the-latest-approval-numbers-dont-look-great-for-biden\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: The Latest Approval Numbers Don\u2019t Look Great For Biden\">polling data reveals<\/a> that Tuberville enjoys the \u200dsupport of 52% of registered Alabama voters, while Democrats only hold 33% support. Furthermore, Tuberville&#8217;s net favorability rating stands at 40%, surpassing his net unfavorability rating of 36%.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, votes on military promotions\u200c progress\u200d swiftly and in a bipartisan manner. However, since March, Tuberville has objected every time such a vote has been called to the floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u2062 read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Alabama Republican Party\u200c Executive \u200cCommittee passed a resolution condemning \u2063President Joe Biden and the Pentagon&#8217;s \u2062abortion policy. The resolution also\u200d expressed support for Tuberville&#8217;s hold\u2062 on military\u200b promotions, stating, &#8220;The Alabama Republican Party calls on\u2062 the Biden\u2062 administration to reverse the policy of using taxpayer money to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-voters-support-tubervilles-military-hold-abortion-protest-poll-says\/\" title=\"Poll: Alabama voters back Tuberville's military abortion protest.\">fund abortion-related expenses<\/a> against the will of the people, and thanks Senator Tommy Tuberville for his stand against this flawed policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent Alabama poll reveals that Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) enjoys majority support from voters and has more backing for his stance on military promotions than opposition. 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