Same-sex marriage supporters outnumber foes, new poll says
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Kennebec Journal: A new poll shows an edge for supporters of same-sex marriage in Maine's Nov. 3 referendum, with 51.8 percent of those surveyed saying they plan to vote to uphold the law legalizing it and 42.9 percent planning to vote for repeal. The poll released Wednesday by the Pan Atlantic SMS Group of Portland shows that 5.2 percent of the people surveyed were undecided. The survey results followed campaign finance reports on Tuesday that showed No on 1, the group supporting same-sex marriage, had raised $2.7 million as of Sept. 30. The group supporting a people's veto of the law, Stand for Marriage Maine, had raised $1.1 million.
The poll covered questions on the Nov. 3 ballot, as well as next year's gubernatorial election and several national policy issues. The complete poll is online at pressherald.com. The pollster, Patrick Murphy, was a bit surprised by the results on Question 1, the same-sex marriage question, which he said showed a "bit of a shift to the 'no' vote." He said he thinks the No on 1 group has more funding, and has done more advertising -- both possible factors in the survey results. Despite the numbers, both campaigns said they consider the race close.
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