Gay Vows, Repeated From State to State

The New York Times

April 11, 2009

The pattern, Professor Egan, who teaches politics and public policy at New York University, said, is that "Republicans react very opposed and Democrats react very, very neutrally." As a consequence, he said, "opposition to same-sex marriage shoots up a bit in the month or two or three after a big court decision." Later, though, unless the decision is overturned, the public lives with the consequences and decides for itself. “Over time,” Professor Egan said, “people’s experience with the policy changes their attitudes. [Link]