POLL: Even Republicans Say Marriage Equality Hasn't Affected Them

[William769]

Despite doom-and-gloom predictions, most Floridians don't mind having the freedom to marry.

Marriage equality would "impose significant public harm" in Florida, Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed last year. Other public officials joined her in claiming that marriage bans are necessary for responsible procreation, and that allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry would lead to the destruction of Florida families.

But after a few months of marriage equality in the state, residents have somehow evaded their doom. A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows that 81 percent of voters say marriage equality has had either no impact or a positive impact on their lives.

Even among Republicans, 71 percent said marriage equality had either no impact or a positive impact on their lives, with 60 percent of those identifying as "very conservative" saying it's had no impact or is positive. (Of that, only 3 percent of the "very conservatives" say the freedom to marry has been positive.)

As you might expect, of those who consider themselves "very liberal," 88 percent say it's had no impact or is positive. And voters who supported Barack Obama in the last election are far more likely to say that marriage equality has affected them positively — 23 percent, compared to only 6 percent of those who supported Mitt Romney. Interestingly, 66 percent of both groups said that marriage equality has had no effect on them.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/03/28/poll-even-republicans-say-marriage-equality-hasnt-affected-the

Who would have thought, republicans wrong once again.

[Zorra]

1. ^

[awoke_in_2003]

2. If you don't support gay marriage...

then don't get gay married.

[Skittles]

5. they have an AGENDA

WAKE UP!!!

[awoke_in_2003]

6. ...

[shraby]

3. I could never figure out how a gay marriage could affect a straight marriage. It simply

does not compute.

[Skittles]

4. I think it HAS affected them

it's making them even loonier, as evidenced by Indiana

[Number23]

7. Has this info been relayed to the red states?

Because you'd think if it had, there would be some serious re-strategizing going on.

Why would they continue to scream and bray about an issue that damn near 3/4 of their own members don't have a problem with?