A week before a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the issue, public support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with 61 percent of Americans – more than six in 10 for the first time – saying gays and lesbians should […] Read more »
Opponents of Gay Marriage Ponder Strategy as Issue Reaches Supreme Court
… As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next Tuesday, the nation seems more ready to accept it than many imagined even a year ago. But divisions remain, and while more than half of Americans now endorse the idea, about one-third say they oppose it, according […] Read more »
Sexual Orientation Deserves Same Protection as Race, Americans Say
Nearly three quarters of Americans say sexual orientation should be protected from discrimination the same way race is, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. CONT. David Knowles & Ben Brody, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
There Are Few Libertarians. But Many Americans Have Libertarian Views.
… It’s correct to say that few Americans identify as libertarian. Only 11 percent said the term “libertarian” describes them well, according to a 2014 Pew Research poll. Nor do very many Americans self-identify as socially liberal but economically conservative. … But how people label themselves is one thing. Americans […] Read more »
One in Three Say Businesses Should Be Allowed to Refuse Gays on Religious Grounds
Roughly a third of Americans say that businesses should be allowed to refuse gay customers on religious grounds, and the figure rises to almost half for businesses that provide wedding services, according to an NBC News poll released on Thursday. CONT. NBC News Read more »
Will Infighting Help the Republicans in 2016?
… If some in the media view the public disputes over the Indiana and Arkansas legislation as the kind of divisive conflict that alienates voters — a setback for the Republican Party — I would argue that the battle is unavoidable and may actually work to the party’s advantage. Intraparty […] Read more »