marriage while less than 4 in 10 do at age 55 and up. >> yes, and younger people are voting in much larger numbers. the actual more striking numbers is the number of independents that support marriage equality. that is encouraging for the 2012 elections and should be a warning shot to the republican field that this issue is not to be played with politically. >> clark, it is interesting because when you look at the breakdown among the parties, the difference is striking, as david suggests. the d's and i's have seen increase in support but republicans are holding firm at 28% favoring legalizing gay marriage or i could say only 28%. i wonder whether it means that this issue will continue to be used as an issue for voter turnout campaigns. >> hopefully not in the wrong way. what i mean by that is you look at the numbers, and there's different stratas. abc/"the washington post" put