We can beat Amendment One if we work hard enough.

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5. link to pdf of the recent PPP poll

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_050112.pdf

... The good news for the amendment’s opponents is that more voters are now aware of the amendment’s consequences, and if all voters were informed of those consequences, the amendment would fail by a 38-46 margin, the same as last week. A 40% plurality now knows that the amendment would ban both same-sex marriage and civil unions, versus 36% in the previous survey. Those who know what the amendment would do are against it by 22 points ...

Q3 Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry ..............................................................27%
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry .......................................28%
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship .......................................41%
Not sure .......................................................... 4%

Q4 Do you think that a 'yes' vote on Amendment One bans just gay marriage, bans both gay marriage and civil unions, legalizes gay marriage, or are you not sure?
Bans just gay marriage ................................... 27%
Bans both gay marriage and civil unions ........ 40%
Legalizes gay marriage................................... 7%
Not sure .......................................................... 26% ...