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Bob Collins

Poll: Only a matter of time before same-sex marriage is legal in MN

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The polling firm, Public Policy Polling, is out with a new poll, saying if same-sex marriage were on next year's ballot, "it would probably pass."

The poll says 47 think same-sex marriage should be legalized, 45% think it should be illegal.

Although that's a narrow margin, the rapid movement in public opinion in favor of gay marriage over the last few years suggests that 22 months from now it would probably pass by a broader margin. Whether it's next year or not, the generational breakdown on our numbers makes it clear the direction things are going in- voters under 45 support gay marriage by a 53/38 margin. It's just 36/54 opposition among seniors dragging down its overall support.

When civil unions are introduced into the discussion 75% of voters support some form of legal recognition for gay couples to only 23% who are completely opposed to it. Even among Republican voters 56% at least support civil unions.

In November, the percentage of people voting against banning same-sex marriage in the Constitution was 51-to-47.5 percent, possibly indicating that about 4% of the people voting against the amendment in November weren't necessarily voting for same-sex marriage to be legalized.

Here's the full poll. There were several other issues in the poll, including a finding that 54 percent Minnesota Republicans think President Obama should be impeached.