Changing minds

A recent post on the Daily Kos blog puts into perspective the results of a new SurveyUSA poll.  The poll found that there has been a slight shift in the attitudes held by Prop 8 supporters since the results of the election and the subsequent protests.  Eight percent of survey respondents that had voted for Prop 8 responded that protesters had changed their opinion on Prop 8.  This slight shift, would be enough to overcome the three percent margin that allowed proponents of Prop 8 to deny marriage to gay and lesbian couples.

Remember, the proposition lost by only three points. If eight percent of the 52.1 percent who voted for it have changed their minds, that's a 4.2 percent swing in favor of equality. Or, put another way, you're looking at a 52-48 vote in favor of gay marriage.

- Daily Kos