Oct 31, 2008 8:51 am US/Pacific
Latest Poll Shows Narrowing Prop. 8 Margin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―
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John Lewis, right, hugs his partner, Stuart Gaffney, left, outside of the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco.
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A new Field Poll finds opponents of the same-sex marriage ban on Tuesday's ballot have a 49 percent to 45 percent lead over those who support it.
That's much closer than in previous surveys of Proposition 8.
It's an issue that has been raising strong emotions and an impressive amount of money. More than $31 million has poured into the anti-same-sex marriage campaign. But on the other side, the campaign to keep same-sex marriage has raised more than $44 million, fueling the TV ad war.
With both sides viewing this vote as crucial, this is a campaign where both budgets and passions are sky high.
Meanwhile, just 39 percent of likely California voters support Proposition 7, which would mandate that utilities use more renewable energy. It's opposed by 43 percent.
Proposition 2, a measure to give farm animals more space, leads 60 percent to 27 percent.
The Field Poll says a quarter of voters remain undecided about Proposition 11, the redistricting measure.
The poll is based on a random sample of 966 likely voters conducted Oct. 18-28. It has a sampling error rate of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points for gay marriage and plus or minus 4.6 percentage points for the others.
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