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Title: New study debunks zombie meme about black voters and Prop 8
Post by: Shana A on January 07, 2009, 11:27:57 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 07, 2009, 11:27:57 AM
New study debunks zombie meme about black voters and Prop 8
by: Pam Spaulding
Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 07:00:00 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=58B6B2F601C4AD86FC12F21DF93FBE06?diaryId=8943 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=58B6B2F601C4AD86FC12F21DF93FBE06?diaryId=8943)
Thank god. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has released a comprehensive study that shows party, ideology, frequency of religious service attendance and age drove the vote on Proposition 8 -- not race.
The study finds that after taking into account the effect of religious service attendance, support for Proposition 8 among African Americans and Latinos was not significantly different than other groups. Through a precinct-by-precinct analysis and review of multiple other sources of data, the study also puts African-American support for Proposition 8 at no more than 59 percent, nowhere close to the 70 percent reported the night of the election. Finally, the study shows how support for marriage equality has grown substantially across almost all California demographic groups - except Republicans.
..."This study debunks the myth that African Americans overwhelmingly and disproportionately supported Proposition 8. But we clearly have work to do with, within and for African-American communities, particularly the black church," said Andrea Shorter, director of And Marriage for All.
by: Pam Spaulding
Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 07:00:00 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=58B6B2F601C4AD86FC12F21DF93FBE06?diaryId=8943 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=58B6B2F601C4AD86FC12F21DF93FBE06?diaryId=8943)
Thank god. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has released a comprehensive study that shows party, ideology, frequency of religious service attendance and age drove the vote on Proposition 8 -- not race.
The study finds that after taking into account the effect of religious service attendance, support for Proposition 8 among African Americans and Latinos was not significantly different than other groups. Through a precinct-by-precinct analysis and review of multiple other sources of data, the study also puts African-American support for Proposition 8 at no more than 59 percent, nowhere close to the 70 percent reported the night of the election. Finally, the study shows how support for marriage equality has grown substantially across almost all California demographic groups - except Republicans.
..."This study debunks the myth that African Americans overwhelmingly and disproportionately supported Proposition 8. But we clearly have work to do with, within and for African-American communities, particularly the black church," said Andrea Shorter, director of And Marriage for All.