Majority Want to Keep Maine's Gay Marriage Law, Poll Finds

A new poll shows strong support for maintaining the state's new gay marriage law. The poll, conducted last week by Pan Atlantic SMS, also found dwindling support for the tax-and-spending cap initiative known as TABOR 2.

Pan Atlantic's Patrick Murphy says the survey of 400 likely voters found 53 percent opposing Question 1, which would repeal Maine's gay marriage law, while 42 percent favor the measure and six percent remain undecided. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.

Murphy says Question 1 is getting a different reaction in Maine's two congressional districts, with voters in the 1st District favoring the measure by a 20 point spread, while voters in the 2nd District remain nearly equally divided. He says among the state's Catholic voters, the measure has a narrow margin of support, 49 to 46 percent.

The more we learn about Yes on 1's latest fundraising report, the scarier it gets. Did you know that of the $2.5 million behind Yes on 1's campaign, 84% has come from the same few sources? Mostly that's the radical anti-equality group National Organization for Marriage, which determined to overturn Maine's marriage equality law.1

Their latest ad is just the beginning of the vitriolic, hateful attacks we'll see as we near Election Day. We need to fight back by expanding our critical advertising and Get Out The Vote programs. We can do it but we need another $25,413.

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And do you know what's really scary? Their latest finance report only shows their numbers through last Tuesday. If NOM gave $1.6 million by October 20th,2 how much more might they still give to stop equality? And which other national, radical organizations will pour their resources into Maine to mislead Maine voters into stripping our gay and lesbian families of the protections of marriage?

There are only 9 days left to stop them. Nine days. This is the time to step up once more and fight these scare tactics and lies.

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A majority of Californians would vote against Proposition 8, a new election-eve Field Poll reveals.

A survey that was conducted Oct. 18 through 28 shows that the measure that aims to deny marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is supported by 44 percent of likely voters. Forty-nine (49) percent oppose it, and 7 percent are undecided.

Over the past six weeks, the ballot measure has gained substantial ground but still trails by a five-point margin heading into Tuesday's election. The surveys results have a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.

In the last Field Poll, released Sept. 18, the measure was behind by 17 points.

In a prepared statement on the poll, No-on-8 senior campaign advisor Steve Smith said the campaign is "highly energised" by the new numbers.

"The Field Poll shows that Prop 8's deceptive campaign has failed to move their numbers much at all," Smith said. "Prop 8 is trying to run a campaign to get to a Yes vote, yet they have remained in this and other polls well below the 50 percent margin necessary for success."