Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban Appears to Lose Support
Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban Appears to Lose Support
Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban Appears to Lose Support#1
Posted: 10/4/08 at 4:45pm
By Ashley Surdin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 2, 2008; Page A08
LOS ANGELES -- Backers of a referendum to ban same-sex marriage in California are winning the fundraising race, but analysts and public polls suggest that voter sentiment appears to be turning against them.
The main backer of Proposition 8, which would amend California's constitution by defining marriage as a union "between a man and a woman," has raised close to $18 million, said campaign manager Frank Schubert. By comparison, the main group opposing the ban has raised just over $14 million, said Geoff Kors, spokesman for the No on 8 campaign.
But according to a Field Poll released Sept. 18, 38 percent of likely voters backed the initiative, while 55 percent opposed it. Polls released shortly after the California Supreme Court ruled in May that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry found that voters were nearly equally divided on the issue at that point, polls showed.
Political analysts who earlier considered the outcome uncertain now say the foes of the ban are taking the lead, bolstered by overwhelming support from young voters, effective television ads and history -- most initiatives lose.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/01/AR2008100103037.html?hpid=moreheadlines
re: Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban Appears to Lose Support#2
Posted: 10/5/08 at 11:10am
what cracks me up is the supporters continue to use the main reason as the judges went against what the citizens voted for some years back.
Well, if I recall, if you don't like something, change it....and that's what we're doing......yet the supporters forget that bit
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