Will Californias Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Pass?
Will California’s Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Pass? Tuesday July 1, 2008 In November, California voters will decide whether to modify their constitution to ban and invalidate thousands of same-sex marriages. Poll data on the health of the amendment is hardly conclusive. Supporters of the amendment point to an L.A. Times/KTLA poll of 834 people which found that 54% of Californians support the referendum and 35% oppose it. Slightly more than half of the sample group are registered voters. But a Field Poll of 1,052 registered voters found opposite results–with only 40% of Californians supporting the referendum, and 54% opposing it. So which poll is accurate? The Field Poll was conducted by an organization with more experience conducting statewide polls, it has the advantage of a larger sample size, it’s limited to registered voters, and it was conducted over a
Will California’s Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Pass? Tuesday July 1, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)In November, California voters will decide whether to modify their constitution to ban and invalidate thousands of same-sex marriages. Poll data on the health of the amendment is hardly conclusive. Supporters of the amendment point to an L.A. Times/KTLA poll of 834 people which found that 54% of Californians support the referendum and 35% oppose it. Slightly more than half of the sample group are registered voters. But a Field Poll of 1,052 registered voters found opposite results–with only 40% of Californians supporting the referendum, and 54% opposing it. So which poll is accurate? The Field Poll was conducted by an organization with more experience conducting statewide polls, it has the advantage of a larger sample size, it’s
