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Signs G.O.P. Is Rethinking Stance on Gay Marriage
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Apr 29, 2009 09:41pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Thursday, April 30, 2009 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It was only five years ago that opposition to gay marriage was so strong that Republicans explicitly turned to the issue as a way to energize conservative voters. Yet today, as the party contemplates the task of rebuilding itself, some Republicans say the issue of gay marriage may be turning into more of a hindrance than a help.
The fact that a run of states have legalized gay marriage in recent months — either by court decision or by legislative action — with little backlash is only one indication of how public attitudes about this subject appear to be changing.
More significant is evidence in polls of a widening divide on the issue by age, suggesting to many Republicans that the potency of the gay-marriage question is on the decline. It simply does not appear to have the resonance with younger voters that it does with older ones.
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