Minnesota Poll: Support falls for ban on gay marriage

[MinneapolisMatt]

Minnesota Poll: Support falls for ban on gay marriage

A majority of Minnesotans oppose amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.

Fifty-five percent of respondents said they oppose adding such an amendment while 39 percent favor a constitutional ban -- views that appear to be a sharp reversal of poll results seven years ago.

Opposition to the ban generally cuts across all ages, though support rises gradually with age. Sixty percent of Minnesotans aged 18 to 34 oppose the idea. A slim majority, 51 percent, of Minnesotans older than 65 oppose the constitutional ban. "We should have our own choices and abilities to chose what we want and not have someone categorize or label people because of their sexual orientation," said Adam Leistiko, a 22-year-old Democrat from Edina who opposes the marriage amendment. "I have a very open mind."

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Views in the latest poll did, however, break along party lines. Seventy-one percent of Democrats and 57 percent of independent voters said they oppose the proposed amendment. Sixty-five percent of self-identified Republicans back the amendment, with only 30 percent opposing it. All of the Senate Republicans, plus one DFLer, approved the measure this week.

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The poll, conducted last week among 806 Minnesotans, has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.

Link: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/121750534.html

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. I'd love it

if this failed. Then we could push to make same-sex marriage legal here.

[wellst0nev0ter]

2. Minnesota Poll Huh?

I think a more accurate picture is 46-46 or something along those lines. The Minnesota Poll has not had a very good track record lately.

[LiberalFighter]

3. If they don't want marriage between the same sex it should only

apply to the churches. If their church allows gay marriages then they need to change churches.