57% Support Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal, New Poll Finds

By a 57 percent to 36 percent margin, Americans say openly gay service members should be allowed to serve in the United States military, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds. Two in three say the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning openly gay service members amounts to discrimination.

Voters from military households were split on a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Democrats overwhelmingly backed repeal, while Republicans oppose it 53 percent to 40 percent. Independents backed repeal 56 percent to 37 percent.

The findings point to widespread support for repealing the policy but also mixed feelings on how such a change should be implemented. For example, American voters are evenly split on whether gay and lesbian personnel should share quarters with their straight colleagues. And half say the Pentagon should not provide for domestic partners of gay personnel.

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13% Remain Undecided in Washington Referendum 71 Fight

A new KING5/SurveyUSA poll shows that next month's vote on whether to uphold the state's new "everything but marriage" same-sex domestic partner law will likely be close. Referendum 71 was put on the ballot by people seeking to strike down the law passed by the Legislature this year. A "yes" vote keeps the law in place; a "no" vote strikes it down. According to the survey: --45 percent of likely voters say they are certain to approve R-71. --42 percent say they are certain to reject it. --13 percent are undecided. Full Story from Seattle PI: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/181318.asp?from=blog_last3

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