Comments on: PPIC Survey: Prop 8 is Behind

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:20:55 +0000

I am an ardent volunteer and supporter against Prop 8 in San Diego. I agree with Southern Decency’s comment on laziness. I am disappointed with the complete apathy of a large number of unconcerned GLBT people here. But I think the fear of losing this battle is slowly starting to sink in and I am seeing more people starting to actively participate. This isn’t going to be won by each person deciding that someone else will do the work for them. We all have to participate.

But I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of straight supporters and members of different religious faiths who believe in equality and love who have donated or volunteered with us.

San Diego is very important in the vote since it has one of the highest number of undecided voters. What happens in San Diego can easily sway this either way.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:41:29 +0000

The more important question is why our rights are being put up for a vote at all?

By: Bruce Garrett

Bruce Garrett — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:24:32 +0000

These polls always scare the heck out of me. I’ve been in this fight since I was a teenager, and I’ve seen over and over how the polls skew towards us, but in the privacy of the voting booth, more people vote against us.

Tell the truth, I wouldn’t feel comfortable if we were winning in the polls by 60 percent. People lie to pollsters when it comes to casting certain votes they know are morally wrong, but will do anyway because their prejudices matter more then their conscience.

All the more reason to keep fighting I guess…

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:23:56 +0000

FiveThirtyEight.com has a good analysis of Prop 8 and concludes that it’s still a toss up, although the Yes on 8 side has a very good chance of winning.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/prop-8-toss-up.html

By: Pomo

Pomo — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:20:57 +0000

This doesn’t make me feel much better. I remember at the beginning of the campaign someone talked about how when it comes to controvercial issues there is always a few point sway between what the polls say and what people actually vote in the voters booth. This is because people feel pressure to sound more PC to a pollster than they actually are.

I dont know how many votes that will sway but when you consider the margin of error of a poll plus the fact that some who say they will vote no will actually vote yes when noone is looking, that makes me think its a dead heat.

And I don’t like betting my future on that!

By: John

John — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:44:45 +0000

I definitely hope this poll is right, but I can’t help being cynical that this will actually pass. *sigh* Perhaps it’s my age. Eh, didn’t stop me from donating to all three state campaigns though…

By: Tara TASW

Tara TASW — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:21:14 +0000

Finally some good news! We definitely need to keep fighting hard for the next 12 days.

I was really glad to see the new ad with the Superintendant of Schools, debunking the “gays are after your kids” ad. If we get the truth out, we’ll win.

By: Southern Decency

Southern Decency — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:16:32 +0000

I think the SurveyUSA story has actually been helpful. It kept the pro-gay side from becoming too complacent and lazy. At last people got scared and started donating money and volunteering.

By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:23:03 +0000

Perhaps now the MSM will finally stop using that absurd SurveyUSA story.