WaPo/ABC POLL: 77% support repeal of DADT.

[jefferson_dem]

Most back repealing 'don't ask, don't tell,' poll says
By Ed O'Keefe and Jon Cohen

Nearly eight in 10 Americans favor allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The results signal continued widespread public support for ending the military's 17-year ban on gays in the military and come as Congress prepares to vote again on legislation ending the military's "don't ask, don't tell" law.

Overall, 77 percent of Americans say gays and lesbians who publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be able to serve in the military. That's little changed from polls over the two years, but represents the highest level of support in a Post-ABC poll. The support also cuts across partisan and ideological lines, with majorities of Democrats, Republicans, independents, liberals, conservatives and white evangelical Protestants in favor of homosexuals' serving openly.

The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would repeal "don't ask, don't tell," and it is expected to pass easily in the Democratic-dominated House; its fate in the Senate remains uncertain.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/12/most_back_repealing_dont_ask_d.html

[DrDan]

1. that reflects Americans "in general"

How do the R's feel about it. That is the driver.

[ruggerson]

2. And yet the entire MSM keeps using the adjective "controversial"

when talking about it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. The 60 Votes In The Senate Are There

I don't see the point in dicking around with a tax bill that is going to pass anyway and running out the clock.

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. A higher percentage than are in support of the tax deal.

Hey, Chris Matthews. What do you think about these numbers?

Pinhead.

[Still a Democrat]

4. But the tax deal polls are rigged, this one isn't

It depends if you like the answer.

[whosinpower]

6. Well that is it then - it is sure to fail. nt

Or the senate will amend it with a clause that would make it mandatory for all gays and lesbians serving in the military to go to a religious based re-education camp to "heal" them at an individual cost of $20 000 to be paid out by those individuals.

SARCASM btw.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Hear that McLame?

I guess a supermajority of Americans support Obama fulfilling his "campaign pledge". :eyes:

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. That means plenty of Bush's 32% 'backwash' want DADT repealed too

It's pretty astounding to find any political decision supported by 77% these days. Repealing DADT really ought to be a no-brainer. If the Republican senators are more reactionary than white evangelical Protestants, then there's no hope for the country.