tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post613120773263130083..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Most Republicans support recognition for gay couplesTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-12027167740012018032011-05-06T22:19:43.771-05:002011-05-06T22:19:43.771-05:00I'm hopeful that by 2016 support for gay marri...I'm hopeful that by 2016 support for gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana will be so high that mainstream candidates (at least the Democrats) will include these stances as a part of their platform.<br /><br />In more of a long shot... it'd be nice if President Obama changed his tune on these topics sometime during his 2nd term (if not before the 2012 election which seems very unlikely.)<br /><br />Long term strong majority support for gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana seems very likely.I Am Iron Manhttp://www.thepresidentialcandidates.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-25523444182717289732011-05-05T12:15:53.658-05:002011-05-05T12:15:53.658-05:00"And it will be interesting to see how the 20..."And it will be interesting to see how the 2016 GOP candidates feel about this issue. I have a feeling by that point there will be mostly a division of pro-equality and pro-civil union candidates."<br /><br />I wouldn't bet more than about $2 on that prospect.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68222052302035400462011-05-05T11:16:54.091-05:002011-05-05T11:16:54.091-05:00It's a shame that President Obama is to the ri...It's a shame that President Obama is to the right of 12% of Republican voters -- including Dick Cheney -- on this issue. <br /><br />And it will be interesting to see how the 2016 GOP candidates feel about this issue. I have a feeling by that point there will be mostly a division of pro-equality and pro-civil union candidates.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-23441923632327945422011-05-04T18:49:38.055-05:002011-05-04T18:49:38.055-05:00@2nd Anonymous. Can you read?
The headline is &qu...@2nd Anonymous. Can you read?<br /><br />The headline is "Most Republicans support recognition for gay couples" NOT "Most Republicans support gay marriage" ! THAT IS NOT MISLEADING.<br /><br />What is so hard to understand about that? Civil unions and marriage both fall under the title of "recognition for gay couples." <br /><br />Since, together, support for both of those options is 51%, aka a majority aka "most," there is NOTHING misleading. If the headline said "Most Republicans support gay marriage," that would be a different story. But that's not what it says, so your argument is just plain wrong. <br /><br />So stop bashing PPP saying that they're misleading. They're NOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-5712593520879899552011-05-04T17:29:19.184-05:002011-05-04T17:29:19.184-05:00I wonder how those who support partial rights brea...I wonder how those who support partial rights break down when asked to chooses between full marriage rights/no rights. I think instituting civil unions for gay couples is wrong in the same way "separate but equal" schools are. And if the goal is to protect traditional marriage, civil unions as a policy has spectacularly backfired in France, as about 50% of births there are out-of-wedlock now. Heterosexual couples in France seem to be procrastinating on the weight of marriage by entering into civil unions originally meant for homosexuals.Pavonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934389893589821519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-3392106895724857932011-05-04T16:07:55.830-05:002011-05-04T16:07:55.830-05:00I've said it before and I'll say it again....I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're posting misleading headlines about the gay unions thing. The poll finds that a mere 12% of Republicans support gay marriage and you specifically state that civil unions is not the equivalent of gay marriage. This is nothing new and and the real news is that nearly 90% of Republicans oppose gay marrigae.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-77461569723939024442011-05-04T15:26:26.760-05:002011-05-04T15:26:26.760-05:00Did you also poll 2012 matchups in West Virginia a...Did you also poll 2012 matchups in West Virginia and if you did when will you release them ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com