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from The only adult in the room:
Via Think Progress:
The Obama Effect: Growing Number Of African Americans Come Out For Marriage Equality
54 percent of African Americans support Obamas position on same-sex marriage: A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that since Obama declared his support, 54 percent express a favorable viewof his position on the issue, compared to just 41 percent of African-Americans supported gay marriage in ABC/Post polls in mid-2011 and early 2012.
11 point shift in support for marriage among African Americans in NC: A Public Policy Polling survey found a noticeable shift in the attitudes of African Americans in North Carolina toward rights for gay couples in the wake of President Obamas announcement last week that he supports gay marriage. Our final poll before the primary last week found only 20% of black voters in the state favoring gay marriage, with 63% opposed. Now 27% express support for gay marriage with 59% opposed, for an overall 11 point shift on the margin.
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) comes out for marriage equality: The highest ranking African American in Congress told MSNBC earlier this week, I, like the president, have evolved to a point of marriage equality. I have not always been there. I grew up in a parsonage, a fundamentalist Christian parsonage, and I grew up with that indoctrination. And I have grown to the point that I believe that we have evolved to marriage equality. If we consider this to be a civil right and I do I dont think civil rights ought to be left up to a state-by-state approach, Clyburn said. I think that we should have a national policy on this.
African Americans say Obamas support did not change their opinion of him: A Pew Research Center survey concluded that most African Americans, on the other hand, say the announcement did not alter their opinion of Obama.
read more: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/05/17/486187/obama-african-americans-marriage/
The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Thanks for this.
Sid
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)...THAT thread I trashed!
Sometimes I really miss the "unrec" option.
PEACE!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)was the post I served for jury duty on. There are good reasons to stay out of shit-pit threads like that.
Julie
longship
(40,416 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)...on the subject.
Also, I don't agree with everything Obama is going to do but be damned if I vote for a person who puts their dog on the roof and drives with it for 600 miles
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)That is indeed OUR president and we all should be very proud of him and what he is doing. I do believe that he has the ability to change hearts and minds.
In the meantime, I experienced a breakthrough with my Muslim aunt: she STILL supports Obama regardless of his position and her personal beliefs.
And I continue to talk through this issue with family members and friends who are upset right now. I think it'll change. I really do!
Merlot
(9,696 posts)Taking his time on this issue - "evolving" was a good thing. It allowed a lot of people who are against this issue to see someone who thought it through and gave good, logical reasons for his "change of heart."
Now, personally I think Obama has always been pro-gay marriage. But he knew how certain people might not like this stance and he respected them, instead of forcing the issue on them.
That was good leadership.
Ship of Fools
(1,453 posts)Transformative, indeed! That's my prez...
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid