Support for Gay Marriage Ticks Upward in Oregon

Portland Mercury:

I AM AWESOME AT PHOTOSHOPSolidly good (but not fantastic) news from a new poll of Oregon voters: 48 percent of Oregonians think gay marriage should be legal. That's a three percent jump from a 2009 nationwide study that found only 45 percent of Oregonians supported same sex marriage. And it's a huge change from 2004, when 56.6 percent of Oregonians voted for a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage. The the full study is here and also includes some interesting approval ratings for our Democratic politicians. Of all our Senators and Representatives, Ron Wyden has the highest approval rating (55 percent favorable) while David Wu has the worst (50 percent unfavorable). Also, apparently no one knows who Kurt Schrader is: 60 percent of Oregonians are "not sure" what kind of job he's doing. But back to gay marriage! Basic Rights Oregon has been cavassing the state "starting conversations" about gay marriage since 2009 and has launched TV ads, too, but has yet to announce whether they'll push to get a marriage equality constitutional amendment on the Oregon ballot in 2012. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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