Poll: Most Oppose Gay Marriage, but Also Are Inclined to Oppose Amendment

[rodbarnett]

WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of Americans say they don't want laws in their states that would legalize same-sex marriages, according to a poll taken after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in favor of such marriages.
The Massachusetts high court, in an advisory opinion, said last Wednesday that gays are entitled to nothing less than marriage and that civil unions will not suffice. The opinion could set the stage for the nation's first legally sanctioned same-sex weddings by the spring.

In polling conducted by the National Annenberg Election Survey, people said by a 2-1 margin - 60 percent to 31 percent - that they oppose any similar law legalizing same-sex marriage in their states.

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Those results suggest gay marriage could be a tricky issue for candidates this election year.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGANV3M0HQD.html

[Options Remain]

1. they also think "NEW LAW"

change the debate to just expanding existing law.

And IMO another fake majority. Like the 50% approval rating for Shrub

TearForger

[onehandle]

2. Mostly for the Democratic candidate...

Rove is a happy man.

[damnraddem]

3. The Dem candidates have been saying they support ...

domestic partnership laws, not marriage. But the rightwing will still try to claim they support gay marriage. It appears that Americans can distinguish some aspects of the issue -- e.g., state laws vs. constitutional amendment. Maybe they can also distinguish the actual positions of the candidates from the lies spewed by the RW.

Still, there is just no justification for denying the same civil arrangements for same-sex couples as accorded to hetero couples. The RW can still make civil marriage a third rail for a candidate to touch.