Majority in California support the freedom to marry, Times/USC poll finds

As reported by David Lauter in the Los Angeles Times:

 

"Marriage equality got majority support in the latest Los Angeles Times/USC poll -- much like a similar poll by the Public Policy Institute of California earlier this spring.

"But does that mean that a measure to repeal Proposition 8, which banned the freedom to marry in the state, would have smooth sailing? Not necessarily.

"First, the numbers: Registered voters surveyed in the latest poll said 52% to 40% that 'same-sex couples should be allowed to become legally married in the state of California.' ” 

"That’s the latest in a string of surveys that have found similar results. A PPIC poll released March 25 found respondents backing marriage equality 50% to 45%.  And a Times/USC poll last November found a 51% to 43% split on the issue. As with the previous surveys, the latest Times/USC poll showed a sharp polarization by political party and ideology, with Democrats and liberals supporting marriages of same-sex couples by large margins and Republicans and conservatives opposing it by equally lopsided margins. The poll also showed a huge variation by age, with registered voters younger than 30 supporting the freedom to marry by roughly 3 to 1, while a majority of those 64 and older were opposed."

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