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Poll: Views on same-sex marriage, pot, NBA

June 19, 2012 @ 1:26 pm (Updated: 4:00 pm - 6/19/12 )

GayMarriageWill Washington become the first state in America to vote to approve same-sex marriage? A new opinion poll says that's likely.

Although voters in 32 other states have defeated gay marriage when it's put to a ballot test, a new statewide survey by Public Policy Polling found marriage equality has a 51-42 percent lead.

Of those polled, 47 percent said they favor same-sex marriage, 30 percent support the state's present civil unions "everything but marriage" law. About 21 percent said they do not favor giving legal recognition of any kind to same-sex couples.

In February, Washington became the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. Those who favor defining marriage as being between "one man and one woman" collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The state's marriage equality law is on hold, pending the outcome of the Referendum 74 vote.

The same polling organization, PPP, found Republican Rob McKenna has taken a slight lead in the Washington gubernatorial race with less than five months to go until the election.

McKenna leads Democrat Jay Inslee 43-40. The race was tied at 42 each in February.

McKenna's "modest advantage" comes as the state attorney general is improving his popularity among state Republicans, according to the pollsters, who found 66 percent of Washington Republican voters have a favorable opinion of McKenna, up 4 points from February.

On a topic that lights up a lot of people, the poll found 50 percent of voters support Initiative 502, which would license and regulate marijuana production and distribution in Washington while 37 percent are against.

An even lighter topic asks who you are rooting for in the NBA finals? While 16 percent are for the Thunder and 13 percent like the Heat, a huge 71 percent "don't care."

By LINDA THOMAS

Elaine Thompson/AP photo from February 8, 2012 when Rep. Jamie Pedersen, center, is congratulated after the House voted to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state.

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  • kata wrote...
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    June 19, 2012 12:30 pm
    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_WA_619.pdf
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  • Keitho wrote...
    So Gay marriage is losing then
    June 19, 2012 5:29 pm
    The 21% obviously will vote against gay marriage. And the 30% that support the current anything but marriage law would probably vote against gay marrriage. So, looks to me like gay marriage has a 47-51% deficit. So, why is the headline reading gay marriage is in the lead? PS-Its not marriage equality! Marriage equality would imply anyone could marry anyone and that clearly not the case even if the gay marriage law stands.
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  • Sgt Fatso wrote...
    Moral 1, Immoral 0
    June 19, 2012 6:02 pm
    I think the good people of this state what is left of them will vote this initiative through. Of course the press is all gay oriented where alot of them are homosexuals. I haven't given up on this immoral state and it's wicked legislature. Maybe the legislature.
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  • cdbtx wrote...
    Hey Thanks
    June 20, 2012 6:00 am
    For providing the link to the Poll questions and results... wish more people citing statistics would do the same.... BIG KUDOS TO YOU!
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  • tlmbrt wrote...
    HEY NEWS CHICK!
    June 20, 2012 2:48 pm
    Doing the math here, it looks like 51% who either OPPOSE gay marriage or would accept the current civil union (Everything but Marriage)law. That leaves 47% who favor gay marriage. Hmmm, that doesn't seem to square with the stated "51-42 percent lead" for "Marriage Equality"....?
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