Iowans Not Overly Motivated to Over Turn Gay Marriage

In a new poll, residents of Iowa are not overwhelmingly motivated to get on the repeal gay marriage bandwagon and, indeed, enthusiasm for such an effort lies generally among the wingnut crowd. Hopefully, as was the case in Massachusetts, the majority of voters will see - if they are not already seeing - that gay marriage is no threat except to the Bible beaters and that it has no negative effect on the lives of other citizens. The Des Moines Register has a report on the poll findings which will probably not be encouraging the Maggie Gallagher and others making a very nice livelihood off of peddling anti-gay marriage lies and animosity (in my opinion Maggie has less integrity than a cheap prostitute - at least the prostitute is honest as to why she is doing what she is doing). Here are some highlights:

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Iowans are almost evenly divided about whether they would vote for or against a constitutional amendment to end marriage for same-sex couples, according to The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll. Forty-one percent say they would vote for a ban, and 40 percent say they would vote to continue gay marriage. The rest either would not vote or say they are not sure. The most intensity about the issue shows up among opponents. The percentage of Iowans who say they strongly oppose gay marriage (35 percent) is nearly double the percentage who say they strongly favor it (18 percent).

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The overwhelming majority of Iowans - 92 percent - say gay marriage has brought no real change to their lives. Sixty-three percent say candidates' stands on other issues will be more important in making their decisions in the 2010 elections.

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The poll shows that 26 percent of Iowans favor April's unanimous court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, 43 percent oppose it and 31 percent don't care much or are not sure. Despite the 43 percent opposition to the ruling, 61 percent of Iowans say other issues will influence their decision on whether to vote to retain Iowa Supreme Court justices in the 2010 elections. "It's really none of my business what other people do in their lives," said Curt Goodell, 38, a Johnston resident.

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David Redlawsk, a former political science professor at the University of Iowa, took note of the finding that almost all Iowans say the ruling has had no impact upon their lives. "Given how hard it is to amend the constitution, by the time a vote will happen, this will be the new normal," Redlawsk said. "There's a core that oppose it and always will, but, for most people, they're ready to move on."

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What I find sad is that most of the sheeple who get manipulated by Maggie Gallagher and those like her are clueless to the fact that these parasites are making many times the typical voters income living off of anti-gay animus. It is truly sick and it is anything but Christian conduct.