(Informal) 2011 MN State Fair polling results (66% don't want constitutional gay marriage amendment)

[MinneapolisMatt]

This is a non-scientific, informal poll, but interesting nonetheless:

Minnesotans do not appear willing to change the
state’s constitution to define marriage.

Of the record 12,549 people participating in the 2011
House of Representatives State Fair Poll, 66.5 percent
said the state constitution should not be amended to
define marriage as “only a union of one man and one
woman,” while 29.8 percent believe the constitution
should be changed. The question will be asked on the
November 2012 ballot.

Conducted by nonpartisan House Public Information
Services, the poll is an informal, unscientific survey of
issues discussed in prior legislative sessions and may
again be topics of discussion in 2012.

A bill vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton in the 2011
session would have required voters to show a current,
government-issued picture ID before casting their
ballot. Of the people taking part in our poll, 50.8 percent
believe showing identification should be a requirement
to vote, while 46.4 percent do not. The numbers are a
considerable drop from previous year’s results. In 2010,
69.1 percent said yes; in 2008, 67 percent.

More (.pdf):
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/Fair/2011Results.pdf

[peacetalksforall]

1. I think 66% is easy to believe. My main reason for saying this is this -

Those who most likely had the time to complete a survey are those who were at the Fair for more than a few hours in that they were involved in the fair and all the competitions and traditions, i.e., they came from conservative areas. They heard and discussed this 'against position' continually - they are possibly from places where those who support the issue don't speak out and might not put it in writing.

The opposite of the above are those who come from the area for only a few hours and a lot of their time is taken up in eating.

[jwirr]

3. Plus informal surveys often allow targeting and duplicate votes.

[brooklynite]

2. HOWEVER, in an off-year election, which group is likely to come out to vote?

[MineralMan]

4. 2012, when this will be voted on, is not an off year.

In fact, this is one more reason for every thinking person to turn out and vote for Democrats and progressive issues like this one. It's going to be a crucial election. We also need a really good turnout in the GOTV process. 2012 is not the year to stand off and let others do the work. We must be the others that turn out and get the vote out.