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Brittain33
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« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2011, 07:09:17 AM »

It's probably not going to pass. Every time people vote on gay marriage dircetly, it's illegal. All six states were made by court decisions, except NY which wasn't voted on.

New Hampshire, Vermont were through the Legislature.

Thanks. The point still stands, though. (Everytime the people dirctly vote, it fails.)

Wasn't CT also a legislative vote, too?

But, yes, everytime this goes before the general electorate, a majority of heterosexual voters decline to extend their protections to same-sex couples.
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« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2011, 09:51:43 PM »

According to a University of Washington poll, 55% of respondents would vote to approve legalizing gay marriage if it were put to a referendum:

UW poll finds support for gay marriage law

Posted by Andrew Garber

A new statewide poll by the University of Washington Center for Survey Research found most voters would support a state gay marriage law if it's approved by the Legislature.

Of voters surveyed, 55 percent indicated they would uphold a Legislature-approved same-sex marriage law if it were challenged by referendum. The poll found 38 percent would oppose the law and 7 percent were undecided.

However, additional questions in the poll found that 44 percent of voters surveyed said gays and lesbians should have the same legal right as straight couples to marry; and 22 percent said they should have the same legal rights as married couples, but it should not be called marriage.

Seventeen percent said there should be no legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. The wide-ranging poll touched on several other issues, including the state budget shortfall.

The Washington Poll surveyed 938 registered voters statewide from Oct. 10-30. It has a plus or minus 3.2 percentage points margin of error.
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« Reply #27 on: November 15, 2011, 03:11:17 AM »
« Edited: November 15, 2011, 07:36:13 PM by Ogre Mage »

The results of the UW poll are similar to a Strategies 360 poll in Sept. 2011 --

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Upholding marriage equality via election is not a sure thing in Washington state.  But the two polls and the vote on R-71 show there is clear evidence it could be.  Being gay myself, I certainly hope so.
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« Reply #28 on: November 15, 2011, 10:04:19 PM »

The Seattle Times editorial page (which I despise on most economic issues) has editorialized in favor of marriage equality:

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« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2011, 10:57:43 AM »
« Edited: November 16, 2011, 11:08:50 AM by Alcon »

The Seattle Times's definition of "bold" seems to be "supported by fewer than 55% of state voters."  Glad to see the early endorsement, though.
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« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2011, 08:47:39 PM »

The Seattle Times's definition of "bold" seems to be "supported by fewer than 55% of state voters."

Let's factor in how much that number melts away when people actually vote...
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« Reply #31 on: November 16, 2011, 08:56:09 PM »

The Seattle Times's definition of "bold" seems to be "supported by fewer than 55% of state voters."

Let's factor in how much that number melts away when people actually vote...

Yeah, I highly doubt 55% of Washingtonians will vote for marriage equality.
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« Reply #32 on: November 16, 2011, 11:25:34 PM »

The Seattle Times's definition of "bold" seems to be "supported by fewer than 55% of state voters."

Let's factor in how much that number melts away when people actually vote...

Yeah, I highly doubt 55% of Washingtonians will vote for marriage equality.

I doubt it will get 55% either, I was just ribbing on the Seattle Times for being so bravely aligned with the voters east of Lake Washington.  Nothing says "cutting edge of social progress" like high-income, moderate suburban voters.
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