NJ: People Support Gay Marriage 46% to 42%, Poll Finds

New Jersey residents narrowly support legalizing same-sex marriage but do not consider it a high priority, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning. By a 46% to 42% margin, New Jersey residents think same sex couples should have the right to marry, while 12% are unsure. If the legislature were to pass legislation legalizing gay marriage, 52% said they would accept it, while 40% said they would support a constitutional amendment banning it. In California last year, residents voted in favor of Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to recognize marriage as between only a man and a woman, overturning a California State Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have right to marry. And earlier this month, Maine residents voted to repeal the state’s gay marriage statute. Full Story from Politicker NJ: http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/35030/poll-finds-new-jereyans-narrowly-support-gay-marriage

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