A new poll from Pew suggests that President Barack Obama’s public support of same-sex marriage will have a negligble effect on his re-election prospects.
In the nationwide survey, 52 percent said last week’s announcement had no effect on their opinion of the president, while 25 percent now view him less favorably and 19 percent view him more favorably.
Among African-Americans — an often socially conservative voting bloc — the story is very much the same: 68 percent said they were unaffected by the announcement, 16 percent view the president more favorably and 13 percent view him less favorably.
