Comments on: Younger voters favor gay marriage. So? http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/12/28/younger-voters-favor-gay-marriage-so/ A website for LGBT folks who support marriage as the union of husband and wife—and getting the gay leadership to return to more pressing LGBT issues for our community. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chairm http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/12/28/younger-voters-favor-gay-marriage-so/#comment-1922 Chairm Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:30:08 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=106#comment-1922 The sample of black respondents in the Field study is very low (less than 60) and the margin of error correspondingly high. The exit poll had much larger samples and lower margin of error. That ought to be taken into account when deciding whether or not to peg the exit poll as an outlier. The sample of black respondents in the Field study is very low (less than 60) and the margin of error correspondingly high.

The exit poll had much larger samples and lower margin of error. That ought to be taken into account when deciding whether or not to peg the exit poll as an outlier.

]]> By: Mark Barton http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/12/28/younger-voters-favor-gay-marriage-so/#comment-1851 Mark Barton Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:36:25 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=106#comment-1851 "Even if that Field Study is flawless, it only refers to California, which is far from a “typical” state." Sure, but in fact it's the trend across the board: the majority of the net change is generational. “Even if that Field Study is flawless, it only refers to California, which is far from a “typical” state.”

Sure, but in fact it’s the trend across the board: the majority of the net change is generational.

]]> By: David Benkof http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/12/28/younger-voters-favor-gay-marriage-so/#comment-1847 David Benkof Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:50:01 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=106#comment-1847 Even if that Field Study is flawless, it only refers to California, which is far from a "typical" state. Even if that Field Study is flawless, it only refers to California, which is far from a “typical” state.

]]> By: Mark Barton http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/12/28/younger-voters-favor-gay-marriage-so/#comment-1846 Mark Barton Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:46:39 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=106#comment-1846 DB: "I’m not asserting that the younger-voters statistic is age-oriented rather than generational; I’m just raising the possibility that it might be." It's a possibility to be considered, but in fact we already know it doesn't pan out, see e.g., http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2223.pdf . DB: “I’m not asserting that the younger-voters statistic is age-oriented rather than generational; I’m just raising the possibility that it might be.”

It’s a possibility to be considered, but in fact we already know it doesn’t pan out, see e.g., http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2223.pdf .

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