From: kpm@druhi.ATT.COM (Kevin Malloy (DoD #106))
Newsgroups: soc.motss
Subject: Denver Post/News 4 CO:2 Poll
Date: 3 Jan 93 22:25:59 GMT
Distribution: soc

Here's the results of a recent Denver Post/News 4 (KCNC Denver) poll 
conducted after the November Election.  These results were published
in today's (2 Jan 93) Denver Post, Page 1A (above the fold).  Reproduced
without permission. 

The poll was conducted by Talmey/Drake Research & Strategy.  606 random
telephone interviews (407 in the Denver 6-county metro area) between
Dec 15-23, 1992.  Margin of error, +-4%

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If you had the opportunity to change your vote on Amendment 2, would you
change it, or would you keep your vote the way it was?  

Change: 4%   Keep the same: 94%   Don't Know: 2%

Gay Rights
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Does the call for a boycott of Colorado by homosexual rights groups make you
more likely or less likely to support the repeal of Amendment 2?

More Likely: 25%   Less Likely: 43%   No Difference: 28%   Don't Know: 4%

Will the boycott hurt the state's economy or in the end will it help?

Hurt economy: 48%   Help Economy: 20%   No Effect: 25%   Don't Know: 7%

Do you think Colorado voters will vote in favor of repealing Amendment 2
or against repealing it?

For repeal: 36%   Against repeal: 49%   Undecided: 14%   No Answer: 1%

In light of the passage of Amendment #2 some people are saying that people
in Colorado are more prejudiced against homosexuals than in other states...
What do you think?  Are people in Colorado more tolerant or less tolerant?

More tolerant: 48%   Less tolerant: 15%   About the Same: 25%   Don't Know: 12%


Perceptions of Gays
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			         Agree			     Disagree
			  Strongly  Somewhat  Neutral  Somewhat  Strongly  D/K
Homosexuals should be
allowed to serve in the
armed forces		    41%       18%        5%        8%       22%     6%

Homosexuality os morally
wrong			    31%	       9%	 7%	  12%	    36%     5%

A homosexual is more likely
to sexually molest children
than a person who is
heterosexual		     4%	       2%	 5%	  17%	    61%	   11%

Except for their choice
of sexual partners, 
homosexuals are not really
different from anyone else  60%	      21%	 1%	   6%	     7%	    5%

When homosexuals talk about
gay rights, what they are
really saying is that they
want special treatment.	    32%	      22%	 3%	  12%	    28%	    3%

Homosexual couples -- that
is, couples of the same sex --
should be allowed to adopt
children		    18%       17%        9%	  12%       37%     7%

Most homosexuals would
rather be straight, if they
had a choice.                9%       10%        8%       19%       32%    22%

Homosexuals shouldn't be
allowed to teach in the
public schools              10%        8%        5%       21%       52%     4%

Homosexual behavior should
be against the law, even if
it occurs between consenting
adults			     9%        4%        5%       14%       64%     4%

Most homosexuals could quit
being gay if they really
tried.			    11%        8%        7%       16%       44%    14%

The average person is not
nearly so prejudiced against
homosexuals as many gay-
rights activists would want
people to believe	    40%       28%        5%       13%        8%     6%

If an Amendment 2 type law
were put on the ballot in
other states, it would
pass in most of them        22%       31%        5%       15%       11%    16%


When interpreting the results of this poll, polls immediately before the
election showed #2 being defeated 54-40% (6% undecided).  Now, 48% say
they voted "yes", 46% say they voted "no", and 6% refused to answer.


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And now, my interpretation of these numbers.

First, I notice that the question pertaining to repeal was not "will you vote
to repeal" but "will the voters repeal it".  So, let's not get too discouraged
by the 36% "For Repeal".

I believe this survey shows how tolerant Coloradans are, something I knew
all along.  It reinforces the theory that Coloradans by and large voted out
of misunderstanding, not hatred.  (Well, some, maybe 20%, voted out of
hatred.)  Somehow, CFV was able to make people believe that if they voted
"no" on #2, gays and lesbians would get "special rights", defined by some
as quota preferences and the like, and they voted "yes" to stop this.  Polls
here have consistently said (and they're getting stronger) that gays and 
lesbians should _not_ be discriminated against in housing, employment,
public accommodations, credit, etc., we shouldn't get "special rights",
whatever that is.

It is clear to me that to turn this around, we've got to counter the
"special rights" lie that CFV and their nationwide counterparts have
spread.  How?  A long, slow process of education, I suppose.

  					    Kevin

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