In a remarkable show of unity on a bill that will come up for a vote in the U.S. House this summer, an overwhelming 77% of Republicans believe an employer should not have the right to fire an employee based solely on their sexual orientation. Even among social conservatives, 67% don’t believe an employer should be able to fire someone for being gay.
49% of Republicans believe gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly in the U.S. military, while 42% are opposed.
That's good news in particular, more Republicans think gays should serve openly in the military than should not serve, which certainly puts them ahead of the GOP presidential candidates. However, I wonder what the result would have been if they had asked for support of Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal?
43% of Republicans support either marriage equality or civil unions. 51% oppose all relationship recognition.
One suspects that the actual breakdown shows that there's very little support for marriage equality and most of that 43 percent is for civil unions. Again, what would the result have been if they had tested "gay marriage" or "same sex marriage." Still, it appears to be good news showing a more moderate rank and file than the wingnuts would like us to think.
And then there's this:
The poll shows sharp disagreement on a range of social issues, however Republicans are united on some core priorities:
The GOP also is united in its support for enforcing existing immigration laws and waging an aggressive war on terror.
- 78% believe we should balance the federal budget
- 66% believe the government is too big
- 80% believe the federal government spends too much
- 69% believe taxes are too high and only 1% believe they aren’t high enough
This poll is good news for one would be presidential candidate -- Michael Bloomberg.
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