What the heck is up with Minnesota? Has Michele Bachmann brainwashed these folks? On the plus side, we do have some rare goo
d news from Tennessee. More good news: Voters are rewarding politicians who support marriage equality.
- A majority of Minnesotans oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, the Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found. Fifty-three percent of Minnesotans say the state statute banning same-sex unions should stand. Only 38 percent say legislators should overturn the law this year, while 9 percent are undecided.
- Victory Fund endorsee Chris Anderson made history Tuesday night when he became the first openly gay candidate to win election in Chattanooga, Tenn. Anderson beat a two-term incumbent to represent City Council District 7.
- Freedom to Marry and Third Way released a memo today showing that state legislators who vote in favor of marriage for same-sex couples overwhelmingly win voter support when running for reelection. Based on election results in the two states that passed freedom to marry laws in the 2011-2012 legislative cycle and whose members stood for reelection — New York and Washington — the analysis, “Pro-Marriage Legislators Win Elections,” finds that pro-marriage legislators who ran for reelection won 97% of the time. This is significantly higher than the national incumbent re-election average of 90% in 2012.
Here’s some commentary on the MN polls.
“When people are simply asked if they support same sex marriage or not you get an even split. As soon as you start talking about existing law, and changing it, you get a roughly 15 point swing towards disapproval.”