POLL: Bad News for Indiana Governor, Good News for LGBT

[William769]

A Republican-funded voter survey shows more Hoosiers support a statewide LGBT nondiscrimination law, and far fewer support the conservative governor.



A new poll of registered voters in Indiana shows that the political tide there is changing in favor of LGBT rights, and against Governor Mike Pence.

Approval ratings for the first-term Republican have dropped while support for LGBT nondiscrimination protections have increased.

The poll, funded by Republican operative and former CEO of Angie's List Bill Oesterle, shows that voters want a new governor, following Pence's disastrous handling of the state's "religious freedom restoration act" earlier this year.

After a national outcry over the law that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to LGBT customers and would overturn local nondiscrimination laws, the Indiana legislature passed new legislation to "fix" the RFRA law in April. Oesterle denounced the revised law for not going far enough, saying "this 'fix' is insufficient" and that gays in Indiana were still being discriminated against.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/2015/06/18/new-polling-shows-indiana-rfra-fallout-continues

P.S. Gota love the picture.

[hrmjustin]

1. K&R!

[calimary]

2. Always nice to see another potential "contender" get his wings clipped.

mike pence HAD been regarded as potential GOP Presidential material - once upon a time, that is.

I doubt his career will go much farther. And probably not upward, either. One can hope. Too many people in this country have short memories. OR they choose to remain willfully and proudly ignorant.

[Omaha Steve]

3. K&R # 3!

[onehandle]

4. Another woulda been a Presidential Candidate.

And what a picture indeed.