Poll: CA split on same sex marriage/Ballot measure for 2010 appears gaining steam
Just as another New England state greenlit same sex marriage Wednesday, a new California poll released Wednesday found that Californians are roughly split on same sex marriage. ("When asked, 'Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose allowing same -- sex couples to be legally married," 47 percent say favor and 48 percent say oppose. The poll was taken before last week's CA Supreme Court decision affirming Proposition 8.
So dead even, in margin of error terms, said co-pollster David Binder.
"I'm not suprised," said Charles Sheehan, co-director of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. "It's better than we were last fall."
The poll was comissioned by a group of same sex marriage supporter groups as a way to help them figure out their next steps -- like when to ask voters to vote again on the issue. Here's what Binder and co-pollster Amy Simon found:
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