Forget about a black president or a female president. A new nationwide poll from
Zogby International reveals that 65% of likely voters would support an openly gay president if they agreed with him (or her) on key issues. A slightly higher percentage would support an openly gay vice president (we're curious about the 2% of that group who wouldn't support a gay commander in chief), while two-thirds would support an out-and-proud gay senator or presidential cabinet member. There are 415 flag-waving gay elected officials in the United States today, including five at the federal level. Most recently, congressional candidate
Jared Polis won the Colorado Democratic primary; if he wins the general election this fall he will become the first non-incumbent, openly gay man ever elected to Congress. Most striking about Zogby's new poll: Participants 18-24 in age were most open to a gay presidential candidate, with the percentage decreasing with each subsequent age group—
except those 25-34, for which the percentage curiously drops below 50%.
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