As Dylan Matthews of The Washington Post has detailed , 50 senators have now stated their backing for same-sex marriage, up from only 16 in and eight in Why are senators shifting their positions so rapidly? Obviously, this mirrors the shift in opinion among the general public to some degree. If one senator comes out for same-sex marriage and finds that she is getting a favorable response from her constituents, her donors, her colleagues and the news media, she may encourage others to do so as well. Same-sex marriage constitutes a very interesting data set for students of the Congress. Contrast this with budgetary politics: you might say you favor reduced deficits, but might prefer any of dozens of options to achieve them.

Susan Collins becomes fourth GOP senator to publicly support same-sex marriage



Now There Are 3 Republican Senators Who Support Gay Marriage - The Atlantic
As Dylan Matthews of The Washington Post has detailed , 50 senators have now stated their backing for same-sex marriage, up from only 16 in and eight in Why are senators shifting their positions so rapidly? Obviously, this mirrors the shift in opinion among the general public to some degree. If one senator comes out for same-sex marriage and finds that she is getting a favorable response from her constituents, her donors, her colleagues and the news media, she may encourage others to do so as well. Same-sex marriage constitutes a very interesting data set for students of the Congress. Contrast this with budgetary politics: you might say you favor reduced deficits, but might prefer any of dozens of options to achieve them. What I did, therefore, was to expand upon the data set that Mr.


Republican senator announces support for gay marriage
CNN — The ranks of Senate Democrats who back same-sex marriage grew Friday morning by two as Indiana's Joe Donnelly and North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp came out publically in support of overturning a federal law banning marriages between same sex couples. In doing so, I have concluded that the right thing to do is to support marriage equality for all," Donnelly, elected last November, wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. Heitkamp, who also won election in , wrote that after "speaking with North Dakotans from every corner of our great state, and much personal reflection, I have concluded the federal government should no longer discriminate against people who want to make lifelong, loving commitments to each other or interfere in personal, private, and intimate relationships.




No, I'm talking about a sports tournament. I'm talking about the number of Democratic senators who are opposed to gay marriage. So just why are these senators holding out? Mark Pryor hasn't made any statements to suggest that he personally approves same-sex marriage. In fact, he seems to be undecided on civil unions , which have long been a more accepted middle ground.