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Gallup confirms: For first time, most Americans favor gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:56:34 +0000

Confirming what several other national polls have found in the last few months, the latest Gallup poll says that a majority of Americans support legal gay marriage for the first time.

According(...)

Poll: Majority of Republicans now support gay unions

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:16:57 +0000

From Public Policy Polling:

” A poll released this week by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a majority of Republicans from all across the country now support some form of legal recognition(...)

Majority of Americans now support gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:50:53 +0000

A great post today from Nate Silver lays out the new truth: Gay marriage opponents are now in the minority.

This comes after a CNN poll saying that 51 percent of Americans are in favor of LEGAL(...)

New York’s gay marriage support at new high

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:55:02 +0000

A new poll reports that 58 percent of New York voters support gay marriage. Only 36 percent are opposed.

The Siena College poll notes that those under 35, those making over $100,000 a year, and(...)

Poll: Enthusiasm gap favoring Republicans no myth

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:00:48 +0000

(Washington) The enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans in the first midterm elections of President Barack Obama’s presidency is no myth – and his party may suffer hugely in two weeks(...)

Americans don’t like institutions – but they do like gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:00:43 +0000

(Washington) Glum and distrusting, a majority of Americans today are very confident in – nobody.

Of what confidence there is in institutions, the military and small business are at the top in an(...)

Are gay couples a family? New study tracks shifting US views

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:00:41 +0000

(New York) As much as Americans revere the family, they differ sharply on how to define it.

New research being released Wednesday shows steadily increasing recognition of unmarried couples – gay(...)

59 percent of Rhode Islanders support gay marriage

logointern1 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:00:10 +0000

The Rhode Island Marriage Coalition (RIMC) released a poll that found that 59 percent of Rhode Island voters support legalizing gay marriage in the state.

This is a 10 percent increase in(...)

Poll: Young Hispanics less likely to be Catholic

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:00:22 +0000

(Washington) A name like Maria or Jose isn’t a solid clue anymore that the person who answers to it will worship in a Catholic church on Sundays.

An Associated Press-Univision poll finds that(...)

Withers: The Prop 8 vote was always complicated: Round two

James Withers — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:11:19 +0000

A smart man would move on, but as some here like to point out I’m not on speaking terms with brain power. The history is easy. Proposition 8 goes down in California, CNN reports an exit(...)