Passion About Gay Marriage
Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com reports that there are signals that conservative values-voters may have lost some of their passion in opposition to gay marriage.
This year's Value Voter's summit (sponsored by the Family Research Council), attendees listed gay marriage as the third most important issue--with support at 7%. In October 2007, 20% of attendees listed gay marriage as their first and foremost concern.
For an interesting analysis of the overall shift in public opinion on gay marriage (and when each state would vote against a proposed gay-marriage ban), read Nate Silver's analysis of state-level politics and gay-rights. Opposition erodes at 2% year.
This year's Value Voter's summit (sponsored by the Family Research Council), attendees listed gay marriage as the third most important issue--with support at 7%. In October 2007, 20% of attendees listed gay marriage as their first and foremost concern.
For an interesting analysis of the overall shift in public opinion on gay marriage (and when each state would vote against a proposed gay-marriage ban), read Nate Silver's analysis of state-level politics and gay-rights. Opposition erodes at 2% year.