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Poll: Florida gay-marriage ban likely to pass
miamiherald.com ^ | October 08, 2008 | MARC CAPUTO

Posted on 10/08/2008 10:37:50 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

''Florida Marriage Protection Amendment'' garners wide support -- 55 percent in support; 34 percent opposed.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: fl2008; flgaymarriageban; florida; florida2008; prop8; samesexmarriage
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1 posted on 10/08/2008 10:37:51 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

So Floridians give 20% more support to a gay marriage ban, and yet Zero is up by 7% in that state? Ha!


2 posted on 10/08/2008 10:38:54 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("They aren't people! They're the ACLU!" - General Patton in An American Carol)
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To: Thane_Banquo

But! Butt! These guys shoulda been allowed to marry!
http://tinyurl.com/4q2ldn


3 posted on 10/08/2008 10:40:38 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Thane_Banquo

There’s McCain’s margin of victory in FL.


4 posted on 10/08/2008 10:40:38 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massgopguy

That’s what will bring out the base too.
I’m thinking McCain wins by 8 in Florida.


5 posted on 10/08/2008 10:41:48 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Whoo hoo! I don't believe Obama is ahead in FL.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

6 posted on 10/08/2008 10:42:52 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The tricky thing is a lot of black and Latino (non-cuban) voters are strong D’s, but are traditional when it comes to marriage and abortion. This isn’t as helpful as we might hope.


7 posted on 10/08/2008 10:43:21 AM PDT by thefrankbaum (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam)
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To: goldstategop

They are trying to railroad this election. McCain is gaining in the polls and has been for the last 48 hours. This coincides with the Ayers gambit.


8 posted on 10/08/2008 10:44:19 AM PDT by jokyfo ("OBAMA" is Arabic for "CIPHER" and Farsi for "VACUUM")
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To: Thane_Banquo

Hasn’t there been a ton of controversy over the wording of the ballot issue? In their usual cowardly fashion I thought the lefties were trying to employ murky language on the ballot and/or run a disinformation campaign (such as a no vote would actually FAVOR gay marriage).


9 posted on 10/08/2008 10:45:13 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Hopefully, this will get more Floridians out to the polls and they will do the right thing and vote for McCain-Palin. Barry can say that he’s against gay marriage but he is lying. He has said in the past that he’s for gay marriage.


10 posted on 10/08/2008 10:47:42 AM PDT by chippewaman
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To: goldstategop

Obama has been HAMMERING McCain here in Florida. I don’t watch much TV, but when I do, I am always seeing Obama adds. I’ve seen exactly ONE McCain add. Its at least 10:1. Not sure if there is a rope-a-dope strategery going on here, but its pretty disheartening.


11 posted on 10/08/2008 10:57:25 AM PDT by Paradox (Obama, the Audacity of Hype.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
55 percent in support; 34 percent opposed.

WTF?

This isn't like the presidency where you can vote for a "third" party or write in a name. The answers are either YES or NO. So is it 66% in support?

12 posted on 10/08/2008 10:59:14 AM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: Berlin_Freeper; All

Rememebr, earlier this year, Florida passed a law that allowed some 700,000 felons to once again vote..you know that there is an ongoing effort to gwet them to cote for Obama..so it might mean an extra 100-200k votes for him...we just don’t know. Curiously, I haven’t seen ANYTHING about this in the MSM since..hmmm?


13 posted on 10/08/2008 10:59:52 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Hopefully, the ban helps McCain.

Or McCain support helps the ban.

Either way.

14 posted on 10/08/2008 11:02:24 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
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To: goldstategop

nObama is not ahead in FL. Never had been, never will be. With the fractured jewish vote, the moderates not sold on nObama and the Cuban vote, FL will easily go to Trigs Mom and the old dude.


15 posted on 10/08/2008 11:04:19 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I Love The Smell Of Schmidt Storm in the Morning...and Afternoon....and at Night!!!!!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper; jveritas; Perdogg; Norman Bates
Ok, so here is another little nugget: these kinds of initiatives draw out the conservative evangelicals in droves. We saw it in 2004 in OH. Anyone think FL is really in play with this turnout?

How about this: in the south Dayton suburbs, there is a merger of an upper middle class township on the ballot. The people IN the township are almost unanimously opposed---hundreds and hundreds of no signs. These are, IMHO, almost all McCain voters (the only "for" signs you see are on Obama houses). This could easily draw 400 additional voters out for McCain which by itself would neutralize ACORN here in Dayton!

16 posted on 10/08/2008 11:07:34 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: LS

Wash Twp/Cville I presume?

Cville has made its own bed.


17 posted on 10/08/2008 11:08:48 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Berlin_Freeper

needs 60% to be adopted in constitution.


18 posted on 10/08/2008 11:34:07 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: LS

Exactly. Florida has really never been in play in 2008 because of the demographics that are against Obama. Kerry lost Florida by 381,000 votes in 2004. Obama would not fair better than Kerry in Florida. Only the delusional media and their biased polls are making it in play.


19 posted on 10/08/2008 11:47:36 AM PDT by jveritas (Use the nuclear option against Obama: Jeremiah Wright)
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To: relictele

Bingo.


20 posted on 10/08/2008 12:07:05 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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