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A Gay President, No Problem According to American Electorate


 

BY ON TOP 
MAGAZINE STAFF 
 






A large majority of Americans say they wouldn't rule
out a presidential candidate based on sexual
 orientation.
According to a poll released Thursday by the Pew 
Research Center for the People & the Press,
3 percent of Americans said they would be more
likely to support a presidential candidate who is gay
or lesbian, and a third (33%) said they would be
 less likely to support such a candidate, a 13 percent
drop from 2007.
The real news, however, is the number of
 respondents
 who said it wouldn't matter either way. Pollsters
 found a large majority (62%) of respondents
 unconcerned about sexual orientation, up from
 51% four years ago.
According to the poll, Americans are less likely
to support a candidate who has had an extramarital
affair over one that is gay by 13 percentage points
 (46 percent vs 33 percent, respectively).
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