California Politics Today #156:
Unscientific e-thePeople poll shows three-fourths of respondents oppose the passage of Proposition 71
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October 22, 2004
By Marc Strassman
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(left above) embryonic stem cell colonies from the lab of developmental biologist James Thompson
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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e.thePeople is a forum for online political discussion that allows its members to post polls on current issues. One such poll was recently posted which asked:
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"Should California voters approve Proposition 71, which will cost taxpayers $6 billion and provide $3 billion in grants to stem cell researchers who will keep most of the profits from their publicly-financed efforts, if there are any?"
The poll was posted on the site on October 17, 2004. By the time the poll closed on October 24th, 135 e.people had voted on this question. The final tally was:
Yes 25%
No 75%
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