This is highly encouraging, as Maine prepares to go to the polls (yet again) to vote on people’s civil rights. At least it looks like we’re about to get rid of the Religious Right talking point that says that “every time it’s put to a vote, people vote to proteck terdishnul murge.”
The poll also shows 55 percent of voters support a referendum to legalize marriage between gay and lesbian couples, while only 36 percent oppose the proposed law. If passed, the referendum will provide marriage licenses for same-sex couples without requiring any religion or clergy to perform a ceremony that would violate their religious doctrine. In 2009, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
Good.
[h/t Joe]
I wrote about this today. The poll is somewhat irrelevant. If we campaign as we have in the past – we lose. We KNOW what Frank Schubert is going to do; He lacks the creativity to change his approach. We need to handle it better. I cannot guarantee that a quality-driven campaign will be successful but at least we will have a chance.
Agreed. I wish there could be something like the British ad supporting marriage equality in our country. And you are right–we need to get better commercials.
I just hope that if the polling data showing a 19-point lead in favour of marriage equality, enough supporters will turn out to make it a reality in Maine. It’s past time that the bigots see referendums start to go against them.