Proof: New Yorkers “Disappointed” Gay Marriage Bill Failed
In a just-released poll, Sienna Research Institute found that forty-seven percent of NY voters were “disappointed” that the New York State Senate failed to pass a same-sex marriage bill last month. Forty-one percent said they were “pleased.”
“Liberals, young voters, Democrats and Jewish voters were most disappointed. Conservatives, Republicans, older, and African American voters were most pleased with the Senate vote. In August, 50 percent of voters told Siena that they supported the Senate passing the same sex marriage bill, with 44 percent then opposing Senate passage.”
Siena pollster Steven Greenberg:
“New Yorkers remain fairly evenly divided on the issue of same sex marriages, with a small advantage for those supporting it despite the Senate’s defeat of the legislation.”
“Overall, 40 percent of voters – 42 percent of those who were disappointed in the Senate action and 47 percent of those who were pleased – said that their Senator’s vote on the issue would be a deciding factor in their vote for State Senator next years.â€
Let me make that clear: 40% of New York State voters say that they way their state senator voted will be a deciding factor in whether or not they vote for them in the November, 2010 election. As I wrote just minutes after the failed vote, “Call Your Senator. Tell Them Their Vote On Equality Is The Same As Yours On Them.”
Last weekend, marriage equality advocates protested several Democratic state senators who voted against the gay marriage bill.