>Doug Henwood wrote:
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>> Asked before gay marriage Asked after gay marriage
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>> Civil unions for gays?
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>> Favor 37 45
>> Oppose 55 47
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>Does this mean that about 37% favor gay marriage?
No, civil unions. The test is asking about civil unions after asking a question about gay marriage vs. asking the marriage question second, after the civil union question. If marriage is mentioned first, civil unions gets 45% support; if civil unions are mentioned first, they get 37% support. Clearly, civil unions gain appeal as a more moderate alternative to same-sex marriage.
>If so, then assuming one out of three not only favor gay marriage but
>are willing to work for it, then that gives 12$ of the population as
>potential activists. And if that 12$ stays with it, noisily and
>obstructively*, then the future of gay marriage is assured.
It's the wave of the future, no doubt about it.
Doug