Another poll out on gay marriage. I haven't mentioned it before now, but a look at the history and trends of such polls is worthwhile. The basics of the poll show 50% of the country is opposed to gay marriage and 49% is in favor. That's well within the margin of error. The interesting part is this: Support for gay marriage had been gaining about 1% to 1.5% a year. But in the last 16 months it has gained 4%! You can find a cool chart here. Links will guide you to more details.
There was enough of a storm over Target giving to an anti-gay candidate that other companies are hesitating before jumping into supporting candidates. Though the Supremes say they have the right, a new poll says that 88% of Democratic voters and 70% of GOP voters agree with the statement "Corporate election spending is an attempt to bribe politicians." Only 25% (of all people) agreed with the statement that corporate campaign spending is a "form of free speech."
Target is seen as the progressive's alternative to Wal-Mart. With Target's big donation progressives had a national name to go with their message. This mess is scaring off other campaign donors.
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