House Republicans once again find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion. A strong majority of Americans say they support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, legislation that would ban most private businesses from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional […] Read more »
Senate Vote on ENDA Remarkably Close to Public Sentiment
The Senate’s passage of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) last week is generally in line with public opinion today. A Nov. 5-6 Gallup survey included a referendum question asking if Americans would vote for or against a law that would make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace on the […] Read more »
Republicans need to pay attention to this poll on gay marriage in South Carolina
There’s a fascinating new poll number out of South Carolina that tells you everything you need to know about where the politics of same-sex marriage in the country are headed and why Republicans need to be very careful with how they handle the issue in the coming years. The number […] Read more »
Senate Vote on Workplace Bias Against Gays a Test for the G.O.P.
A major test of how carefully Republicans can navigate the perilous intraparty politics of sexuality will come on Monday, when the Senate holds a crucial vote on a bill to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay men, lesbians and transgender people. … “If you’ve been told your entire career that Republican […] Read more »
Memo to Senate Republicans: Your constituents want you to vote for ENDA
Monday evening, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), which would make it illegal to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. … Nearly all recent opinion polls indicate that a large majority of the American public — […] Read more »
Young Voters Backing Gay Rights Are Republican Hurdle
Fifty-five percent of Americans and 7 out of 10 young people support allowing gay couples to marry. A majority of Republicans, 52 percent, oppose it. Forty percent of Republicans say state legislatures should continue pushing for laws curbing abortion rights. That’s almost double the 22 percent among all Americans who […] Read more »