Why The Republican Party Isn't Concerned With Popularity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Most Americans want a single-payer health care system, paid parental leave and a higher minimum wage.
42% : But despite the fact that the GOP is quite unpopular and that much of its current agenda -- such as overturning the Affordable Care Act or advancing restrictive immigration policies -- does not appeal to a majority of voters, the party is in an enviable position heading into the 2022 midterm elections and beyond.
32% : Which is why a ruling that overturned Roe would put tremendous pressure on Republican elected officials to fully embrace the most extreme position -- the complete illegality of abortion.
30% : Even if Americans have conflicting views on abortion, few believe it should be completely illegal.
26% : If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 opinion that established a constitutional right to abortion, the issue of abortion may provide the most critical test to the GOP's ability to defy political gravity yet.

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