Yesterday, pollsters for both Bush and Obama laid out the data (pdf) showing a fast accelerating increase in support for marriage equality over the past two years. The key finding:
ABC/WaPo reports that “strong” support for legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples increased by 12 points since 2004 while “strong” opposition dropped 13 points – leaving the two poles at relatively equal levels as of today. Similarly, Pew’s “strongly” favor numbers are up 12 points while “strongly” oppose is down 10 points since mid 2004.
The one advantage the anti-equality forces had, passionate intensity, is now equaled by their opponents. No wonder even Rick Perry is going federalist on the question.
The Dish 