WASHINGTON, July 5, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action today released
the results of a commissioned survey conducted by WPA Opinion
Research showing that 66 percent of Republican voters agree
that the party should keep (32%) or strengthen (34%) the platform
position protecting unborn human life. Only 19 percent say the
party should "talk about the issue less."
Additionally, the survey found 62 percent of GOP voters say the
party's strong positions on unborn human life, strengthening the
family, and religious freedom would impact their vote in the fall.
On the issues of strengthening families and religious freedom, 74
percent want to see the party keep (23%) or strengthen (51%) the
party's position.
On Monday, the Republican Platform Committee will meet to decide
the 2024 Republican Party platform. Family Research Council Action
President Tony Perkins, who is
serving as a platform delegate from Louisiana, made the following comments in
response to the survey:
"This survey demonstrates a bold, clearly articulated platform
that continues to embrace life, promotes the family, and defends
religious freedom matters to voters.
"The platform not only gives insight to voters, it gives
direction to Republican elected officials. According
to research by Dr. Lee
Payne, the parties follow their platforms. Between 1980 and
2004, Republican lawmakers followed their platform 82 percent of
the time.
"As Ronald Reagan noted, 'There are cynics who say that a party
platform is something that no one bothers to read, and it doesn't
very often amount to much.' But he said 'a banner of bold
unmistakable colors with no pale pastels' would reveal the
difference between Republicans and the other party.
"America is an unprecedented place of moral and cultural
confusion and is in dire need of leadership and moral clarity. The
Republican Party must once again communicate a clear and hopeful
contrast between the parties by painting a message for voters on
the foundational issues--life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness--not in pale pastels but in bright, bold colors,"
concluded Perkins.
Family Research Council Action, in conjunction with scores of
other conservative groups, last week launched of the Platform
Integrity Project. This coalition seeks to work with the RNC and
the Trump campaign for an open process that will help ensure the
preservation of the GOP's solidly conservative platform that
contains longstanding pro-life, pro-family, and pro-Israel planks.
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