Half of Americans believe the Constitution's equal protection guarantee applies to marriage, a number that comes from a
Washington Post/ABC News poll finding
another new high in support for marriage equality:
Fifty percent say the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection gives gays the right to marry, while 41 percent say it does not.
Beyond the constitutional questions, a record-high 59 percent say they support same-sex marriage, while 34 percent are opposed, the widest margin tracked in Post-ABC polling.
That 59 percent in favor of marriage equality isn't just coming from states where equality is already the law:
In the 33 states that prohibit same-sex marriage, 53 percent of those polled support allowing it, while 40 percent oppose doing so.
Of course, as we learned Tuesday, most of the minority of people opposed to equality
believe themselves to be a majority, and will probably keep believing that no matter how many polls come out hitting them upside the head with the truth. The good news is, their numbers will keep shrinking and federal judges appear very likely to keep ruling against them.