Voters in North Carolina last week approved a state constitutional amendment to define marriage between a man and women. The amendment passed with 61 percent support, which proved the same sex marriage issue is a deal breaker for North Carolinians.
With the latest Rasmussen Reports poll showing presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney surging ahead of the Barack Obama, it is undeniable that the president’s post-referendum announcement of his support for same sex marriage did not play an issue in the recent poll results, which may have seen the April jobs report may have contributed to Obama’s sliding numbers.
The Democratic National Convention, scheduled to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, is in danger of being moved under pressure from gay rights advocates angered over Tarheel voters’ ban on same sex marriage. It is clear that North Carolina is going to stick to their deep-rooted beliefs on the issue, and that it has a strong potential of costing Obama the swing state’s crucial Electoral Votes in the November election.
