New Minnesota Poll Shows Big Flip on Antigay Ballot Measure
A new poll has Minnesota looking like it might buck the trend of passing antigay ballot measures.
Public Policy Polling found a significant swing in opinion since its last poll four months ago. Now 49% of voters are against amending the Minnesota Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, with 43% still in favor. In the old poll, 44% were against while 48% were in favor.
PPP says that while Democrats and Republicans are still dug in, it's independents who are changing their minds. They had favored the constitutional amendment by a 50-40 margin but now oppose it 54-37.
"Independents coming a lot closer to Democrats than Republicans on gay rights is becoming something of a constant in our polling," wrote PPP's Tom Jensen. "The GOP seriously risks antagonizing voters in the middle if it continues to pursue a far right social agenda."
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/06/05/new-poll-shows-minnesota-opposed-antigay-ballot-measure
