Poll: Most oppose bid to ban gay marriage in California

Source: Xinhua | 08-29-2008 16:05

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A significant majority of likely voters oppose a measure to ban gay marriage, according to a newly-released poll.

Proposition 8, which would amend the state Constitution to allow marriage only between a man and a woman, is trailing 40 percent to 54 percent among likely voters, according to the poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California.

When asked whether they support or oppose allowing gay men and lesbians to marry, Californians were evenly split, 47 percent to 47 percent, according to the poll published by the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.

The polling "shows a deeply divided electorate," said Mark Baldassare, president of the policy institute.