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Marriage Equality Support Possibly Higher than 55%

by: Dean Barker

Tue Apr 28, 2009 at 20:57:03 PM EDT


A small point, but.

Mo Baxley's Freedom to Marry poll came out today showing support for marriage equality, 55%-39%.

But here's the thing.  The poll was done by Andy Smith during the same round on other issues released a little earlier (and conducted from 13 April to 22 April). Mo's poll also has an almost identical sample number of 491 voters.

Now, Smith's earlier poll showed Republicans being significantly oversampled.

While lacking internals to look at, it is nonetheless reasonable to assume based on the sample size and date conducted that the marriage equality poll is likely higher than even the 55% majority represented.

Dean Barker :: Marriage Equality Support Possibly Higher than 55%
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I don't care. (4.00 / 1)
Political calculations be damned, it's a very clear issue of right and wrong and the only possible downside to doing the right thing on this is political--there is zero negative consequence in substance.

See, I keep telling you some people don't like equality and prefer to be special, if not elite. (4.00 / 1)
55% support for equality is rather dismal in a nation where that's one of the foundational principles.
Of course, the ERA never was adopted either.


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