Monday, March 23, 2009
Poll shows N.C. opposed to ban of same-sex marriage
Posted by John Grooms on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
You may not have heard about it, but there are two proposed amendments before the N.C. legislature to ban same-sex marriages. The proposals have been stuck in committee, and after today's newly announced poll results on the subject, that may be where the anti-gay legislation stays.
An Elon University poll released today asked North Carolina adults about their view on same-sex marriage, and the results are unexpectedly good news for progressive forces in the state. When asked whether they would support or oppose an amendment to the North Carolina constitution that would prevent same sex marriages, 50.4 percent of respondents said they were opposed. Support for an amendment stood at 43.3 percent, with the rest undecided or refusing to answer.
Here are more detailed results: Strongly Oppose, 21.2 percent; Oppose, 29.2 percent; Strongly Support, 24.5 percent; Support, 18.8 percent.
So far, media stories have reported the poll results as "stunning" or "unexpectedly liberal," as if the state didn't just go for Obama four months ago while also electing a Democratic woman as governor, and another one as U.S. Senator. That senator, Kay Hagan was, you may remember, accused by her opponent, then-incumbent Liddy Dole, of promoting "San Francisco values," and Hagan still managed to bury Dole.
Looks like times have changed in North Carolina a bit quicker than some people realize, or want to admit. It's about time.
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