51% of voters say abortion is an important issue; Harris leads Trump by 4 points

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of abortion in the presidential election and features insights from voters in Philadelphia.

Alexa D'Amato reports for WLIW-FM from the presidential debate in Philadelphia. According to the Pew Research Center, 51% of registered voters said that abortion was an important issue when picking a president. For South Philly resident Genevieve Mitchell, her vote for president came down to her views on the topic. I don't support Trump's. My understanding is that he tends to further limit the rights that women have for abortion, so my understanding is that Kamala is hoping to either reverse those, or at least keep the status quo. The latest data from Pew show crime is a critical issue. Chris Mullah from North Philly agrees. The crime rate in the city has been going up even more. I've been seeing less cops out, but I can say since this election thing started, I've seen more cops around. But before then there wasn't that much cops around. Mullah and other locals, some at watch parties in downtown Philadelphia, will be watching tonight's debate, hosted by ABC News. *** Michael Dent reports from the presidential debate in Philadelphia at Radio Row. According to new ABC News and Ipsos Poll, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 4 percentage points among…

People in this episode

Host: Alexa D'Amato

Topics covered

• abortion
• presidential debate
• voter opinions
• crime rate
• swing state
• election

Keywords

• abortion
• voters
• Kamala Harris
• Donald Trump
• crime rate
• Philadelphia
• presidential debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pew Research Center, ABC News, Ipsos

Places: Philadelphia, South Philly, North Philly, Temple University

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