[UPDATE: Via Matt Comer, Public Policy Polling tweeted about Lee's falsehood: "Not sure what that refers to. We have not done a poll of Greensboro residents." See below.]
At last night's Greensboro city council meeting, Rachel Lee spoke to the council from the floor. Lee identified herself as communications director of Vote for Marriage NC, a political action committee supporting Amendment One, the proposed amendment to the North Carolina constitution that would outlaw civil and domestic unions.
Lee said:
"70 percent of citizens here in Greensboro support the marriage protection amendment (sic) as cited by Public Policy Polling."
In fact, the latest poll from Public Policy Polling, released on December 9, 2011January 12, 2012, does not provide specifics for Greensboro. It does break out results for area code 336, which includes Greensboro, Guilford County and fourteen other surrounding counties, an area extending from Asheboro north to the Virgina state line and from Burlington west to the Tennessee state line, hardly a sampling of Greensboro.
Nonetheless, within this expanse, the poll found that 56% 53%of respondents favor some sort of domestic union for gay and lesbian people, either marriage or civil unions.
Thankfully, the council ignored the mendacious Lee.
You ignored the question in the poll that asked "Would you vote for or against a constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State?"
The answer was 58% said "yes". That would include opposition to civil unions and is almost identical to the actual amendment.
Everyone should have their facts straight.
Also noteworthy is that the respondents were more Democrats than Republicans, and the plurality were moderates.
This amendment is going to pass and it won't be close. Not an opinion on the substance, just a prediction.
Thanks for commenting, Sam. Any thoughts about the communications director for a political action committee attempting to influence city council with false information? I know you don't live here, but do you have an opinion?
"It's still leading for passage by a healthy 56/34 margin but the trendlines have to be encouraging for those hoping to defeat it.
The decrease in support for the amendment may reflect voters in the state becoming more aware about just how far reaching it would be. 57% of North Carolinians support some form of legal recognition for gay couples- either full marriage rights or civil unions- to only 40% who are completely opposed to any rights for same sex couples."
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Nice work, Roch. And fast! We were just talking about truth-squading that figure. I guess now we don't have to.
Thanks, Brian. Maybe you should print it anyway, to reach the four or five people in Greensboro who don't read my blog.
That's all the people who hate gay marriage and then some!
You ignored the question in the poll that asked "Would you vote for or against a constitutional
amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State?"
The answer was 58% said "yes". That would include opposition to civil unions and is almost identical to the actual amendment.
Everyone should have their facts straight.
Also noteworthy is that the respondents were more Democrats than Republicans, and the plurality were moderates.
This amendment is going to pass and it won't be close. Not an opinion on the substance, just a prediction.
Thanks for commenting, Sam. Any thoughts about the communications director for a political action committee attempting to influence city council with false information? I know you don't live here, but do you have an opinion?
You mean that happens around here? I'm still trying to figure out if she's cute or not from the video posted.
The most recent January 12th PPP Poll shows that the gap, while significant, is narrowing.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/01/north-carolina-odds-and-ends.html#more
"It's still leading for passage by a healthy 56/34 margin but the trendlines have to be encouraging for those hoping to defeat it.
The decrease in support for the amendment may reflect voters in the state becoming more aware about just how far reaching it would be. 57% of North Carolinians support some form of legal recognition for gay couples- either full marriage rights or civil unions- to only 40% who are completely opposed to any rights for same sex couples."
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