Poll shows Indiana House members wavering on same-sex marriage ban

[Newsjock]

Source: Indianapolis Star

More than a third of the Indiana House members who voted for a constitutional same-sex marriage ban in 2011 now plan to vote against it or are wavering.

The number switching to support the amendment? Zero.

... Of the 100 House members, 38 plan to vote for the measure, while 38 plan to vote against it. The other 24 said they were undecided (13) or declined to comment (11).

That gives opponents a better shot than most anyone expected just weeks ago, but they still need to woo 13 non-committed lawmakers — including at least 11 Republicans — to kill the ban.

Read more: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/01/25/poll-shows-indiana-house-members-wavering-on-hjr-3/4901633/

[BlueStreak]

1. It is being vigorously opposed by some of the major employers

Eli Lilly and Cummins Engine to name two.

They believe that state-sponsored homophobia isn't helpful in recruiting the talent they need to run their businesses. There certainly are talented gay folks who could be valuable employees. Moreover, the best educated and most talented people, regardless of sexual orientation, are less likely to want to move to a place that is rushing headlong into the 19th century.

And this is why the movement is away from supporting this Amendment.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Well said.

Bottom line, bigotry is bad for business.

[BlueStreak]

3. Which is a real conundrum for the Republicans

Because their core values include BOTH bigotry and blind allegiance to the biggest corporations.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Yep. It's a war between votes and money.

The kind of voters they're courting probably aren't the ones making the biggest campaign contributions.