Sacramento, Calif., Oct 9, 2008 / 11:51 am
A recent poll shows that over the past eleven days, support for Proposition 8 is continuing to grow among young voters in California. Proposition 8, a California initiative that would reinstate the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, has gained support after San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom appeared in a TV ad proclaiming that same-sex marriage is here to stay "whether you like it or not."
Previous polls by CBS 5 had shown nearly a five-point margin in favor of the measure's defeat as recently as eleven days ago. However, the latest study shows a shift in opinion with voters in California overall favoring the passage of Proposition 8 by 47 percent to 42 percent.