Even in "heavily Catholic" Rhode Island, poll shows same-gender marriage favored by 60%

[Bluebear]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A survey released Wednesday shows that more than half of Rhode Island voters favor a law allowing gay marriage, leading advocates to point out to state leadership that it's what residents want.

A Brown University poll showed 60 percent of registered voters in the state said they would support a law allowing gay couples to marry, and 75 percent said they would support a law allowing civil unions. Thirty-one percent said they would oppose a gay marriage law.

"Even if they're not hearing constantly from constituents or people they work with about what they feel about marriage equality, it clearly gives the decision-makers something to look at when supporting marriage equality," said Kathy Kushnir, executive director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

While 77 percent of Democrats polled said they would support gay marriage, only 28 percent of Republicans shared that view.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jcMDVFaAk2UVBxT5PPNGoGVT2O3AD98ERB480

[NMMNG]

1. That's a real poll

Not one of those BS NOM polls. Nice to see truth for once.

[David__77]

2. Progressives have to clean out the RI Democratic Party leadership.

These reactionaries need to be banished to the wilderness. The speaker and senate president should be progressives - period.

[Aslanspal]

3. This is the guy who will lead again ..against gay civil unions

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5726534&mesg_id=5726534

[Bluebear]

5. ?

[JI7]

4. i think even in California a smaller Majority of Catholics support it

but still a majority. probably around lower 50 percent.