Support was surprisingly strong. Overall, 58% of all Americans back the Sunshine State’s new law, while just 25% oppose it and 17% are “unsure.” And a whopping 82% of parents with children under 18 support the law. Only 12% oppose it.

Another surprise: Republican responses (61% support vs. 22% oppose) were nearly exactly the same as the Democrats’ (61% support, 23% oppose). And Democrats, whose party has opposed almost all school choice measures, are even stronger than Republicans in their conviction that school choice is a good idea.

And Democrats were more ardent in their support.

[Republicans really have a big chance to seize on this as the civil-rights issue of our time. That will require a keen focus on parental rights and the targeting of children by cultural Marxists, as well as the unfair outcomes that result when forcing urban parents to send their children to failing schools. — Ed]