A new poll out today from the Christopher Newport University and the Richmond Times-Dispatch concludes that Virginia which has a Republican majority disagree with the new measure put forth which requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound.
Approximately 55% of those polled say they do not support the measure; 36% support it. The House and Senate have already passed versions of the legislation.
Included in the poll:
51 percent of those surveyed think state employees should not be required to pay more toward their retirement, and 80 percent want colleges and universities to retain the power to ban guns on campus.
Efforts to change the campus rules seem unlikely to survive in the legislature at this point. Lawmakers are considering changes to pension benefits and retirement plans but rejected a proposal by McDonnell to increase state employees’ contributions from 5 percent to 6 percent of pay.
Additionally, the survey concludes, “the electorate is satisfied with the direction of the state and with the status quo on several key matters before the legislature. For example, majorities oppose requiring state workers to pay more toward their pensions and a measure defining life as beginning at conception.”
