_Polls KQED News. Reality_ (http://blogs.kqed.org/prop8/2010/07/20/polls-vs-reality/) July 20, 2010, 10:32 am • Posted by _Scott Shafer_ (http://blogs.kqed.org/prop8/author/scottshafer/) _Polls vs. Reality_ (http://blogs.kqed.org/prop8/2010/07/20/polls-vs-reality/) You could excuse supporters of gay marriage for doing a double take at the findings of a _just-released Field Poll_ (http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2349.pdf) . The survey shows 51% of registered voters ( in California ) supporting same sex unions and 42% opposed. 7% had no opinion. Those are the exact same numbers Field found in _May of 2008 _ (http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2268.pdf) ... a few months before voters banned same sex marriage by _passing Prop. 8 52-48%_ (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-2008election-california-results,0,3304898.htmlstory) .
Why ? The poll did not differentiate likely voters from generalized public opinion. Everyone has opinions, but not everyone votes. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
