92% of Iowans say gay marriage has not affected them

The overwhelming majority of Iowans - 92 percent - say gay marriage has brought no real change to their lives. Iowans are almost evenly divided about whether they would vote for or against a constitutional amendment to end marriage for same-sex couples, according to s Des Moines Register poll. Forty-one percent say they would vote for a ban, and 40 percent say they would vote to continue gay marriage. The rest either would not vote or say they are not sure.

The most intensity about the issue shows up among opponents. The percentage of Iowans who say they strongly oppose gay marriage (35 percent) is nearly double the percentage who say they strongly favor it (18 percent).

What's a NOM to do? NOM has failed to pose a cogent argument in support of the idea that same-sex marriages affect anyone other than those thus wed. Now a poll in a conservative Midwest state confirms why a coherent argument does not exist. Same sex marriages have no effect, whatsoever, on anyone's "traditional" marriage. We have know this for more than five years, going back to when Massachusetts first recognized gay marriages. Ultimately, NOM is a political consultancy. Their clients are right wing Christian conservatives who seek to ban marriage equality based on their religious beliefs.