Nice. Straight-forward and speaks to the heart. Washington state looks like they know what they are doing.
Thinking good thoughts come November.
Washington: Marriage equality referendum polling at 56%
A new SurveyUSA poll shows support for Referendum 74, the ballot referendum on Washington’s marriage equality law, is surging with 56 percent approval and only 38 percent rejection.
Public Policy Polling found in June that 51 percent were prepared to vote for the measure — the first time that number crossed the 50 percent threshold.
The campaign supporting Referendum 74 has received immense corporate support, out-fundraising opponents 20-to-1, and the resulting messaging strategy seems to be working.
Via ThinkProgress
Anti-gay Washington state activists submit signatures to repeal marriage equality
Today, anti-gay activists in Washington state submitted enough signatures to place the freedom to marry on the November 2012 ballot.
In February, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed a freedom to marry bill into law after it was approved with bipartisan support in the Washington state legislature. The law was scheduled to take effect later this week.
Now, the law will appear on the November ballot in the form of Referendum 74, which asks Washington residents to decide whether or not to uphold the freedom to marry in the state.
The marriage opponents’ drop of 200,000 signatures did not come as a huge surprise in Washington – it was always expected that these activists would obtain the number of signatures required to put marriage to a vote in November.
Last week, a poll out of Washington demonstrated majority support for marriage in the state, with 55 percent saying they believe all loving couples should be allowed to marry. We need to continue growing that majority in preparation for the November election.
(Via Freedom To Marry)