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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Last year, when Trump addressed Reed's group, he said there was "a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life" but didn't offer any details beyond that.
49% : Ralph Reed, the founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition that Trump will address Saturday, said people in his movement would like to see a federal ban on abortion and want Republican elected officials to be "profiles in courage" who are "articulating their strongly held pro-life views."Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Holds Talks With Sheikh Hasina, Says 'India To Start E-Medical Visa Facility for Bangladesh Nationals; Open New Consulate in Rangpur' (Watch Video).
48% : Reed said members of his coalition are watching them closely and looking for Trump to pick someone who shares his views.
47% : "According to AP VoteCast, a wide-ranging survey of the electorate, about 8 in 10 white evangelical Christian voters supported Trump in 2020, and nearly 4 in 10 Trump voters identified as white evangelical Christians.
45% : Beyond just offering their own support in the general election, Reed's group plans to help get out the vote for Trump and other Republicans, aiming to use volunteers and paid workers to knock on millions of doors in battleground states.
33% : Several Republicans seen as potential running mates for Trump are also speaking at the conference, including New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, former presidential candidate and Trump Housing Secretary Ben Carson and Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake.
31% : In 2016, white evangelical Christians were initially reluctant to support Trump and suspicious of his image as a twice-divorced New York City tabloid celebrity who had at one point described himself as "very pro-choice.
26% : While Trump nominated three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned a federally guaranteed right to abortion, he has argued supporting a national ban would hurt Republicans politically.
24% : In April of this year, Trump said he believed the issue should now be left to the states.
22% : While he still takes credit for the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Trump has also warned abortion can be tricky politically for Republicans.

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