Voltaire — To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize
Monday, May 14, 2012
One in four registered voters say that they are less likely to vote for Obama in November 2012 because he expressed support for same-sex marriage, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll
Among Democrats, 12% say that Obama's position makes them less likely to back him, while 29% say they are now more likely to do so. And 22% of independents say that they are now less likely to vote for Obama, while 14% say that they are more likely to vote for him. Twenty-three percent of registered voters, including 11% of Democrats and 20% of independents, say that Mitt Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage makes them more likely to vote for him. Seventeen percent say that it makes them less likely to support him, a figure that includes 20% of independents but just 2% of Republicans. Asked if they had to decide if same-sex marriage should be legal, 51% said no, including 81% of Republicans, 25% of Democrats and 54% of independents. Forty-two percent said yes, including 13% of Republicans, 63% of Democrats and 43% of independents. Fifty-percent of Americans (including 70% of Republicans) say that they favor an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow marriage only between a man and a woman, something Mitt Romney supports. Forty-six percent, including Obama, oppose such an amendment. Most Americans believe that Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage for political reasons. Sixty-seven percent overall said that his decision was grounded in politics, including 86% of Republicans and 70% of independents. Only 24% overall said that he made the decision because he thought it was the right thing to do.
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