Poll: Republican voters overwhelmingly support traditional marriage
Republican voters continue to be at odds with many party leaders and donors on the issue of marriage, a new national poll shows. Over three-quarters of GOP voters support marriage being kept between a man and a woman, according to the poll, released last week by the Family Research Council and American Values. The release came a few days after the Nevada GOP decided to drop support for marriage from its platform, and in Illinois six of seven state party committee members were replaced after they pushed back against a former chairman's support for same-sex "marriage." A number of billionaire donors to the Republican Party are also supporting candidates who back same-sex "marriage," and making other moves to push the party to support changing the definition of marriage. According to American Values president Gary Bauer , the GOP should prioritize its voters' support for marriage, not the preference of party leaders and donors. "That b...