In North Carolina, Beliefs Clash on Marriage Law (The MSM spin continues)

ny times ^ | 5/11/2012 | CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

[tobyhill]

North Carolina is as good a place as any and possibly better than most to explore the often contradictory sentiments at the heart of the same-sex marriage debate.

On Tuesday, the voters in this state went to their polling stations and, by a landslide margin, elected to join the voters in 30 other states in enshrining a ban on same-sex marriages in the State Constitution. The next day, President Obama, perhaps buoyed by repeated polls showing support for same-sex marriage nationally, announced his personal support for it.

And in the days after that, people here and elsewhere concluded that, when November rolls around, this public disagreement between the president and a large majority of voters in this state on a burning social issue will not make much difference at all.

“To be quite candid, I would say probably a small factor with equal push each way,” is how State Representative Paul Stam, the Republican majority leader in the state’s House, put it.

The political facets of this are varied, and include political allegiances and the more pressing urgency of economic troubles.

But there are cultural facets, too, and they go deeper, reflecting that for many voters, gay rights are not an all-or-nothing matter, but something more nuanced.

[Gay State Conservative]

A 39% clash?

[elpadre]

most of the black community are anti-gay and voted in favor of the amendment. I think it was by a 2-1 ration in spite of the NAACP and some mainline churches opposing.

However, you can be sure Obama will get close to 90% of the black vote. Skin color is all important down here.

[Mr Rogers]

I agree with a poster on another thread - Obama could kill Bill Cosby on national TV, and he’d still get 94+% of the black vote...

[TheRobb7]

I put this on my Facebook page, waiting for the fur to fly

[Steely Tom]

Skin color is all important down here.

By "down here" I'm guessing you mean "on Earth."

[tobyhill]

The MSM constantly tell us that over 50% support gay marriage but every time there's an election it loses by 20% or more, even in California it lost by over a 5% margin.

[Steely Tom]

The MSM constantly tell us that over 50% support gay marriage but every time there's an election it loses by 20% or more, even in California it lost by over a 5% margin.

They're trying to use polling data to undermine the credibility of elections.

[xrmusn]

The MSM constantly tell us that over 50% support gay marriage but every time there’s an election it loses by 20% or more, even in California it lost by over a 5% margin.

They’re trying to use polling data to undermine the credibility of elections
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This just adds credence to the old line “If voting really meant anything, they wouldn’t let us do it”.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The next day, President Obama, perhaps buoyed by repeated polls showing support for same-sex marriage nationally...'Rats have as usual outsmarted themselves - I think Rush has it right - people are so tired of being attacked and demonized as "racists" and "homophobes" for expressing themselves honestly that in person to person or even automated polling they are likely to go with the politically correct - ie safe - answer and ascribe to liking Obama and supporting gay marriage - but in the privacy of the voting booth things are very different - if libs would learn to listen and respect the views of others they'd have a better grasp on what the public is really thinking - but that's a big big if.......