It won’t change a single mind of a fag to vote for UKIP, but it will turn off their base.
When will they ever learn?
Yes, it’s useless and counterproductive to pander to the LibTories. Surely they aren’t trying to provoke people into looking to the BNP? because if the Daily Wail is successful at undermining the UKIP along with the UKIP’s own leadership, it sure won’t lead to a swing back to the Tories or Labour.
Gays may only be about 2% of the population, but a significant chunk of the hetrosexual population sympathise with them, and they will be turned off UKIP if they are perceived as being mean to them.
There are bigger issues at stake than gay marriage, and frankly, its a dead issue. Opposing it now won’t change anything, but fighting it will needlessly cost votes. The focus needs to be on getting Britain out of the EU, and gay marriage is a distraction from this far more important issue.