Poll Positions

Edwards Gives Kerry Boost Despite Pseudo-Homoerotic Photographs of Them Campaigning

Sure you've seen this? Of course you have, most likely trackbacked half a million times over.

But I'm here to tell you that such photos haven't actually stopped Edwards from making the gains that I (and many others) predicted he would give Kerry. A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll from July 8th-11th found that 46% of voters favored Bush, 50% favored Kerry, and 2% each favored neither or had no opinion. (Margin of Error ± 4)

Despite the margin of error, this is good news for Kerry, as other recent polls (you might have to scroll down) had him trailing Bush by a percentage point or two.

For someone who's veep is a lawyer, that ain't bad.
Maybe everyone has watched Legally Blonde 2. That really made me like laywers.

America On Gay Marriage: No, Sort Of, Maybe

Recent polls have shown, as they so often do, absolutely nothing obvious about gay marriage. A CBS News Poll in May showed that Americans are split when it comes to gay marriage, with more against it than for it.

However, a much more recent poll shows that 48% of Americans are against a constitutional amendment outlawing States abilities to marry same sex couples, while 43% are for it. (Margin of Error ± 2)

Confusing? Maybe. But the real problem is the wording. If you ask whether Americans are for civil unions, the numbers are far different then if you ask about marriage alone. The same thing most likely happens when you ask about constitutional amendments - this recent poll, done by the University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey may reflect popular attitudes on States' rights more than anything else.

I think we need to wait and see what effect those Kerry/Edwards photos have on the issue, don't you?