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Poll: N.J. Voters Oppose Gay Marriage


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The tug of war over marriage equality in New Jersey continues, as a new Quinnipiac University poll shows that voters narrowly disapprove of a bill in the state legislature that would give same-sex couples the right to marry.
 
The results reverse a Quinnipiac poll conducted in April that found voters narrowly approved the prospective marriage equality law, according to The Star-Ledger. 

“The poll, conducted between Nov. 17 and Nov. 22, found that 49% of adult residents are opposed to giving gay couples the right to marry while 46% are in favor of it. Six percent were undecided,” TheStar-Ledger reported.

In contrast, “a poll conducted by Quinnipiac earlier this year had almost the opposite results — 49% of voters supported gay marriage while 43% did not,” the newspaper reported.

Just last week, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll showed that voters narrowly supported the bill, with 46% of residents in favor of marriage equality while 42% opposed it.

The fluid poll results arrive as New Jersey lawmakers wrestle with the question of whether to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor for a vote. Lawmakers met on the first day of their lame-duck session on Monday, but concluded with no commitment to vote on the bill.

Governor-elect Chris Christie, who takes over from incumbent governor Jon Corzine January 19, has vowed to veto the marriage equality bill should it pass and be sent to him for signature. Corzine has promised to sign the bill.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Roger Burr
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 8:34:30 PM
    Hometown: Marble Hill, Mo

    Comment:

    Corzine should have pushed the legislature on this matter before he lost his bid for re-election. He seems to be just one more Democrat who is all talk and no action. I have lost hope for marriage equality in New Jersey. Evcen IF the legislature moves on the issue; an increasingly remote possibility, Chris will veto it. THEN they would have to try for a veto override. Not happening, folks. Barring the New Jersey Courts getting involved; I fear same-sex marriage in the Garden State is a dead issue. I hope New York has a bigger 'pair'.

  • Name: DKDSM
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 6:48:50 PM
    Hometown: Des Moines, IA

    Comment:

    These are not "fluid" poll results. They're all showing exactly the same thing: Residents of New Jersey are nearly equally divided on the issue, with a small percentage undecided. All of these polls are within the margin of error. Presenting these normal minor swings in polling results as a shift in attitude -- either way -- is irresponsible journalism.

  • Name: Kevin
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 4:55:12 PM
    Hometown: Ft. Myers

    Comment:

    This is a constitutionality issue, not a "majority rules" issue. Anybody who has ever taken an 8th grade civics class understands this. This is not a democracy -- this is a constitutional republic. Majority does not always rule, and especially not on issues of civil rights. On this issue, it all boils down to what the Constitution has to say. Is it acceptable for gay couples to be treated differently under the law than straight couples? The Constitution says no, based on the Equal Protection Clause. This is what it will come to when this issue heads to the SCOTUS: the issue of constitutionality, not majority opinion.

  • Name: Mark
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 3:57:02 PM
    Hometown: Tesuque

    Comment:

    I think Barack should step down and Michelle take over. I think she's got bigger ones than he does - by a long shot!

  • Name: Chris
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 3:47:05 PM
    Hometown: San Diego

    Comment:

    Now would be a good time for Obama to show some leadership...but whoops, he doesn't do that on hardly any issue. Okay, he opposes gay marriage. How about he show some leadership on DADT? By supporting issues such as DADT--not just saying that he supports it but actually doing something to help move the process along would then in turn help to turn public support in favor of gay marriage. But it never would occur to Obama to actually take action and lead. What's wrong Barack? Is god not in the mix? Coward. Liar. Bullshit Artist.

  • Name: chris
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 2:53:42 PM
    Hometown: st robert, mo

    Comment:

    Your'e absolutely right, Paul. When are our leaders going to SHOW SOME SPINE and do the right thing because its the right thing? Where the hell are the Lyndon B. Johnson's? Imagine if the progressives of the 60's had been as timid as they are today. Blacks would still be sitting at the back of the bus, that's for damn sure. I suppose you can't blame them though. When the democrats starting supporting the civil rights movement, they lost the south. One wonders if they would have done it knowing this.

  • Name: Paul
    Date posted: 11/25/2009 2:19:16 PM
    Hometown: Tampa

    Comment:

    No wait...now they're slightly in favor. Oops, now a tad against. Oh, oh, oh...looks like...oh, it's just so close! My oh my, how will the Republocrats ever know whether to recognize the civil rights of a minority when that darn majority keeps changing its mind like that. Poor dears.



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