2 years ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The fight over the California ballot measure that would ban gay marriage is being closely watched across the nation.
And both sides of Proposition 8 say the outcome may have implications for other states. It could affect the pace at which state courts and legislatures move to legalize same-sex marriage. It could also reinvigorate efforts to get Congress to consider a federal gay marriage ban or a law extending workplace protections to gays and lesbians.
Almost a third of the $69 million raised for and against Proposition 8 has come from outside California. And even the presidential candidates have weighed in on the debate: Obama opposed the measure while McCain endorsed it.
A Field Poll released today found 49 percent of likely voters oppose the ban and 44 percent favor it.
Meanwhile, just 39 percent of likely California voters support Proposition 7, which would mandate that utilities use more renewable energy. It's opposed by 43 percent.
Proposition 2, a measure to give farm animals more space, leads 60 percent to 27 percent. In conducting its surveys, the Field Poll questioned 966 likely voters over a 10-day period that ended on Tuesday.
The Associated Press
