Poll: New Jersey voters favor gay marriage

by: Hopeful

Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 05:11:04 PM EDT

It's too bad our Democratic legislators were such cowards in 2009 because once again a poll shows New Jersey voters favor marriage equality:

Voters in the state narrowly think gay marriage should be legal, by a 47/42 margin. That includes a 46/35 spread with independent voters. When you broaden the issue to civil unions 81% of voters support some form of legal recognition for gay couples to only 17% opposed. 41% say full same sex marriage rights would be their preference with another 40% supporting civil unions. Even among Republicans in the state 77% support either gay marriage or civil unions.

Most don't vote on this issue anyway, so our legislators may be reassured that "Democrats lead on the generic legislative ballot 52-39."

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Not bad for a skewed poll against us... (4.00 / 1)

where 63 percent of those polled were over 45. Younger voters are far more pro-marriage equality.

by: Steven Goldstein, Garden State Equality chair @ Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 21:39:36 PM UTC

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But with a BIGOT as Governor... (0.00 / 0)

Christie is never going to sign off because he is now deeply in the belief that he will be running for president within the next two cycles and knows the hard-right religious BIGOTS in the Republican base will, pardon the pun, CRUCIFY him if he EVER signed off in support of gay marriage.

The ONLY way New Jersey will EVER becomea TRULY equal rights state is to get back toliberal basics and stop electing republicans and supporting Christiecrats.

If we don't stand together, we fall alone
That didn't last long.

by: Couch Potato Politics @ Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 21:57:19 PM UTC

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yes, we'll need another governor (0.00 / 0)

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

by: Hopeful @ Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 22:00:20 PM UTC

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Or a veto-proof majority. (0.00 / 0)

by: Jeff Gardner @ Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 22:17:59 PM UTC

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It really doesn't matter... (4.00 / 2)

It really doesn't matter what the polls say. Marriage equality is a civil rights issue, and should not be the subject of a vote.

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by: deciminyan @ Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 23:25:05 PM UTC

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Precisely why... (0.00 / 0)

...I can't help cringing when I see polls on this issue. Where my civil rights are concerned, I really don't care if 30%, 40%, or 50% think I deserve those rights or not. I don't see any polls being conducted on anyone else's rights.

by: Alex @ Sat Jul 30, 2011 at 01:39:15 AM UTC

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Poll: New Jersey voters favor gay marriage | 6 comments