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
this is not the only poll that shows this. as clark alluded to, this poll shows that the vast ma are the jf pler of americans were over 50% clark i m reading, just finished read be janny scott s biography of the president s ploerj. a white woman with roots who marries truly an african-american. what struck me in the book an when i interviewed the former new york times reporter is the fact that when that marriage took place, somewhere 59, maybe 1960, the interracial marriages were still prohibited and about half the states in the country. you look at that now and say may god that was only 59 or 60 or 61. my question is, in our lifetime, because we look about the same age, will we look back and say, ha, that was illegal in our lifetime or will it be the next
welcome back it to hardball. a new poll out by gallup reached a milestone. force the first time ever in their poll be more than half of the americans support legalizing gay marriage. 53% is 9 points higher than gallup polls last year. that s almost a reversal. who are the americans changing their minds on this issue and what role could this play under 2012? david smith is vice president of human rights campaign and r. clark cooper is executive director of the log cabin republicans. men thanks for being here. it seems to be a generational kind of divide, clark, does it not? it does. we have seen that in the republican party with polling. in fact, anecdotely, last congress, when we lobbied with staffers and members on the don t ask don t tell, majority
the middle east and why israel will not make any close to the kind of concessions that president suggested. republicans have chosen to stand right behind the prime minister. one example mitt romney saying the president has thrown israel under the bus. when was the last time we saw american politicians lining up with a foreign leader against the president of the united states? also, let s talk about those republicans. back in november, president obama looked like a goner. today huckabee s gone, newt is self-destructing, and romney failed to break out of the pack. how did we get here so fast? plus another sign of how much our culture is changing. for the first time in history the gallup poll shows a majority of americans supporting gay marriage. for some, this next this story might be related to the last one on gay marriage. the end of the world is scheduled for tomorrow precisely at 6 p.m. no matter wherever you are. my advice, don t stop flossing. let me finish with a man w
republicans have chosen to stand right behind the prime minister. one example mitt romney saying the president has thrown israel under the bus. when was the last time we saw american politicians lining up with a foreign leader against the president of the united states? also, let s talk about those republicans back in november president obama looked like a goner. today huckabee s gone, newt is self destructing and romney failed to break out of the pack. how did we get here so fast? plus another sign of how much our culture is changing. for the first time in history the gallup poll shows a majority of americans supporting gay marriage. this story might be related to the last one on gay marriage p. the end of the world is scheduled for tomorrow precisely at 6 p.m. no matter wherever you are. my advice, don t stop flossing. let me finish with a man who fought for a once ungrateful country who has finally seen his dream come true. with begin with the blow back from the presiden