New Yorkers Split on Gay Marriage
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 14th, 2009 4:38 am by HL
New Yorkers Split on Gay Marriage
New York State voters are split 46% to 46% on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.
There’s a large racial split with black voters opposed 57% to 35% while white voters tip narrowly in favor of gay marriage 47% to 45%.
Although the New York Times reports the State Assembly yesterday passed a bill to legalize gay marriage by a 89 to 52 margin, Nate Silver does the math and finds the measure “faces longer odds in the State Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32 to 30 majority and where several prominent Democrats are likely to oppose the measure.”
Quote of the Day
“I have to tell you, I really thought it was much ado about nothing, but I think we all learned an important lesson. I learned to never again pick another team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA bracket. It won’t happen again. And President Crow and the Board of Regents will soon learn all about being audited by the IRS.”
— President Obama, in a speech at Arizona State University, joking about the controversy that erupted when the school decided against conferring an honorary degree on the new president.