Society has no business being in my bed and defining who I want to marry. Those who believe it should be banned can kicks rocks.
Should interracial marriage be outlawed?
Ben~ Libertarian Socialist
2012/01/31 04:28:04
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A new poll gauging Mississippi Republicans' preferences going into the
2012 election ended up revealing something more startling: 46 percent of
GOP voters in the state think interracial marriage should be illegal.
Results were announced Thursday by Public Policy Polling,
a polling firm based in North Carolina. The company asked 400
Republican primary voters about their preferences for candidates for
state and national offices, as well as their views on interracial
marriage.
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In Mississippi, 46 percent of GOP primary voters think interracial
marriage should be illegal, according to a new poll. Only 40 percent
said it should be permitted.
A whopping 46 percent of likely GOP primary voters said they think
interracial marriage should be illegal, while only 40 percent said they
think it should be allowed. Another 14 percent said they were unsure.
It was only 45 years ago that Mississippi legalized interracial
marriage, and this poll indicates it continues to be a controversial
subject.
The poll also found that Mississippi Republicans back Haley Barbour,
their outgoing governor, to run for president on the GOP ticket in 2012.
Barbour had 37 percent of respondents' support, followed by Mike
Huckabee with 19 percent and Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin tied for
third place with 10 percent each.
The PPP poll also revealed
that Palin has more support among voters who believe interracial
marriage should be illegal than among those who are OK with it. Mitt
Romney's numbers reveal just the opposite. He has a higher favorability
among Mississippi Republicans who want interracial marriage to remain
legal.
The poll was conducted by telephone between March 24 and 27 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.
PPP describes itself as a nonpartisan polling firm, but it has been described in other media as a Democratic-leaning company.
The firm also conducted a separate poll of non-Republican voters, asking
them the same question about interracial marriage. Those results are
expected to be released in the coming weeks, along with those from
another PPP poll asking Mississippi voters whether they think the right
side -- the North or South -- won the Civil War.
2012 election ended up revealing something more startling: 46 percent of
GOP voters in the state think interracial marriage should be illegal.
Results were announced Thursday by Public Policy Polling,
a polling firm based in North Carolina. The company asked 400
Republican primary voters about their preferences for candidates for
state and national offices, as well as their views on interracial
marriage.
jupiterimages
In Mississippi, 46 percent of GOP primary voters think interracial
marriage should be illegal, according to a new poll. Only 40 percent
said it should be permitted.
A whopping 46 percent of likely GOP primary voters said they think
interracial marriage should be illegal, while only 40 percent said they
think it should be allowed. Another 14 percent said they were unsure.
It was only 45 years ago that Mississippi legalized interracial
marriage, and this poll indicates it continues to be a controversial
subject.
The poll also found that Mississippi Republicans back Haley Barbour,
their outgoing governor, to run for president on the GOP ticket in 2012.
Barbour had 37 percent of respondents' support, followed by Mike
Huckabee with 19 percent and Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin tied for
third place with 10 percent each.
The PPP poll also revealed
that Palin has more support among voters who believe interracial
marriage should be illegal than among those who are OK with it. Mitt
Romney's numbers reveal just the opposite. He has a higher favorability
among Mississippi Republicans who want interracial marriage to remain
legal.
The poll was conducted by telephone between March 24 and 27 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.
PPP describes itself as a nonpartisan polling firm, but it has been described in other media as a Democratic-leaning company.
The firm also conducted a separate poll of non-Republican voters, asking
them the same question about interracial marriage. Those results are
expected to be released in the coming weeks, along with those from
another PPP poll asking Mississippi voters whether they think the right
side -- the North or South -- won the Civil War.
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*Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/01/31 14:32:52No don't
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Society has no business being in my bed and defining who I want to marry. Those who believe it should be banned can kicks rocks.
WTH is wrong with those people?
SSDD
;-)
Human nature or cultural grooming are difficult for anyone to overcome...difference is what we do with this when we come to realize that we are all born of the same blood and what the eyes see is counter to what the soul should feel.
Free your mind
Society has no business being in my bed and defining who I want to marry. Those who believe it should be banned can kicks rocks.
The world will never grow up.
LEGALIZE ALL MARRIAGES! including Gay Marriage.
If it is a fair conclusion that everyone who opposes interracial marriage is racist, then it is a fair conclusion that over half of Mississippi Republicans are racist. Let's see how that compares with this SH poll.
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