Comments on: New Yorkers divided on gay marriage

By: warren

warren — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:57:30 +0000

Bottom line: let’s learn from CA and and get our butts out there and rally for support.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:49:04 +0000

Poll, poll, pool…these are statistical representations of uncertainty.

Stop relying on polls…mention you are gay/lesbian/transgender/etc. to everyone you meet and the impact negative initiatives and lack of equality has on you. That is more effective than running a stupid poll.

By: Wimsy

Wimsy — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:21:57 +0000

It looks to me like the polling is flawed. You don’t get this large a shift that quickly in a scientifically-solid survey.

By: Marryin' Sam

Marryin' Sam — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:19:09 +0000

Siena is a Catholic-funded/based college, isn’t it? Not surprising that its numbers would come out skewed the way they have. You have to wonder who the people they polled are….

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:18:08 +0000

If this is even accurate, the swing is probably just the people in our society that don’t like “controversy”. Because it’s in the news now in NY it seems “controversial” so they just say “no” hoping the “controversy” and icky, uncomfortable feelings it causes go away. It’ll swing back up as soon as it dies down and they become numb to it again. If it’s true, it’s temporary.

By: Ben W.

Ben W. — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:18:19 +0000

There hasn’t been a ten-point drop in support–these polls are always all over the place. All-in-all, it’s probably about 50/50 in New York, maybe a slight majority.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:08 +0000

I think they need to have a different poll taker like that of Quinnipiac University take the poll. QU is often used for running polls and polling data and often mentioned in the media when polling sampling and results are mentioned.

Maybe the sampling of poll participants or questions used not done quite right and not giving accurate results? Another well know poll-taker like Quinipiac should be used to check a second result against the first. After all we are talking about a northeastern state bordering on New England and Canada and not in the deep south.

By: Coxygru

Coxygru — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:10:04 +0000

Could the Mormon bishop’s efforts put his church’s tax exempt status in jeopardy?

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:03:34 +0000

Why don’t they do something novel – like pass marriage equality because it is the RIGHT thing to do – instead of worrying if the polls indicate whether they should or not.

Politics in this country is such a sad joke.

By: Richard in Atlanta

Richard in Atlanta — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:58:01 +0000

A 10% change in only one month?? I’d question the validity of one or both surveys before reacting to the survey results.