There has been a significant increase in support in Illinois for legalizing gay marriage, according to a series of polls by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. … The most recent Simon Poll, conducted Feb. 28 to March 10, shows 54.9 percent of registered Illinois voters […] Read more »
Some Supreme Court justices worry that a gay marriage ruling will provoke public backlash. They shouldn’t be concerned.
We don’t know how the Supreme Court is going to rule in Obergefell v. Hodges. However, some are already suggesting that the Court should be careful and not go too far too fast, for fear of a backlash or a surge in anti-gay opinion. … Research on public opinion allows […] Read more »
Here’s one way marriage equality is no longer like Loving or Roe
Here at the Monkey Cage, I’ve attempted to put the Supreme Court’s consideration of same-sex marriage rights into perspective by comparing public opinion on the issue to two other social controversies addressed by the Court in landmark decisions in the past: interracial marriage (in Loving v. Virginia, 1967) and abortion […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Americans evenly split on gay marriage case
… According to the new AP-GfK poll, nearly half of Americans favor laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. Just over a third are opposed. But Americans are split down the middle on what action the Supreme Court should take when it rules on the marriage case later this […] Read more »
No going back on equality
… Last month’s NBC/Wall Street Journal poll pegged support for same-sex marriage at 59 percent — 29 points higher than it was in their poll 11 years ago. Indeed, every one of the dozen polls conducted on the subject this year revealed a majority in favor of marriage equality. Why the […] Read more »
Why a Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Help Republicans
… With the legality of same-sex marriage being argued on Tuesday, the court could allow Republicans to abandon an unpopular position without abandoning their principles or risking a primary challenge. History would effectively be bailing out the party. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times Recent polls: Same-sex marriage Read more »