Hamilton College has published the results from a poll of high-school seniors' attitudes to "Guns, Gays and Abortion". According to the poll, 2006 graduates are more liberal than the general population on gay rights, but map pretty closely to the rest of the American public on abortion and gun control.
Around the blogosphere, KC Johnson points out the patronizing tone of the pollster's analysis of student opinion about abortion and suggests that FMA supporters are fighting a losing battle. "Liberal Lion" at Quad Cities Back Stage echoes Johnson's observation about the FMA, and goes on in the comments to cast the poll's findings about abortion in a pro-choice light.
The blog at ACTA Online sees the poll as " urg[ing] us to move beyond caricature and stereotype when it comes to understanding where young adults stand and why they stand where they do." If you think you can hear Whitney Houston, you're not the only one. Trey at Daddy, Papa, and Me is heartened by the news, even if he's a bit unclear on Virginia history. . Andrew Sullivan also takes pleasure in the results, and looks into the numbers in a bit more detail,
Posted by Ben Brumfield at January 10, 2006 08:50 AM