With 12 percent “unsure,” some 46 percent of registered New Jersey voters say they support same-sex marriage legislation, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, which asked 903 residents. MORE: “The survey also shows that if the state Legislature passes a bill legalizing gay marriage, 52 percent would accept the decision, while 40 percent would support a constitutional amendment banning the practice. … Women are more likely than men to support gay marriage here, 51 percent to 42 percent, and younger residents (under 40) are more supportive than their older counterparts, by 53 percent to 43 percent. About half the Latino (52 percent) and white (49 percent) respondents favor same-sex marriage, but only 29 percent of blacks feel the same way.” Then again, some 44 percent of respondents say same-sex marriage is “not at all important.” Luckily, that apathy isn’t so big a deal: New Jersey wouldn’t let voters repeal lawmakers’ decision. The good news, then, is that activists can take the results to lawmakers to show them a vote for marriage won’t hurt their standing with constituents.
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New Jersey Voters Support Gay Marriage 46-42
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Qjersey
Our legislators are still too cowardly to upgrade Civil Unions to Marriage. It will take another court case based on “separate is not equal.”
YCKTR
Means nothing…straights have consistantly demonstrated that when it comes to actually voting, they don’t support us.
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Pariah
They lie, sorry to dash your hopes.
Brian NJ
Another situation where the democrats controlled the entire legislative process, but could not deliver to gays. Gays need to find new ways to exert pressure on the the DNC other than to put their ass in the air. Those “back-room deals” are just popers-under-the-nose fuck sessions, and nothing more. Taking notes, HRC?
Bruno
Frankly, if there isn’t the support for it in NJ state senate, I just don’t think it’s gonna happen until Christie’s out of office, and no poll will change that. Hopefully he’s enough of a dingbat that that’ll only be one term.
PopSnap
Im sorry but I do not care what people’s opinions are after Maine. They shouldn’t be allowed to vote for or against my rights.
Courts should have the final say.