http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/12/121504marriagePoll.htmIn the aftermath of the November election there are growing signs America is moving further right. The Republican Party says the number of registered Republicans has grown "substantially" and a new poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly reject both same-sex marriage and benefits for gay couples.
The national poll by Quinnipiac University in Camden, Connecticut, shows that nearly two thirds of those surveyed oppose same-sex marriage. When asked if they would support civil unions 51 percent said no, while 45 would allow them.
However, when it came to amending the U.S. Constitution to ban same sex marriage 53 percent said it was not necessary. Several polls prior to the election showed that the divide over gay marriage was much narrower and that there was general support for providing at least some benefits to same-sex couples.
and thank the gods we didn't wait for popular opinion to come around on civil rights back in the 1950s and 1960s or else we still wouldn't have inter-racial marriage in some states and people would still be sitting in the back of the bus
sorry if this offends anyone but fuck popular opinion and these polls--if our so-called leaders depend on these polls for their stances, then we are all screwed