New ‘Politico/Morning Consult’ Poll Asks if Voters and Americans are Ready for a Gay President

Politico / Morning Consult has released a new poll in which they asked voters about the possibility of electing a president who is gay.

According to the poll results, 50 percent of voters are definitely or probably ready for a gay or lesbian president, while 37 percent say they are definitely or probably not ready, with 13 percent undecided.

Asked if America was ready for a gay president, 40 percent of voters said yes, definitely or probably, while 45 percent said definitely or probably not.

The voters polled are less sure their neighbors are ready. When asked if their neighbors are ready, just 26 percent said yes, definitely or probably, while 46 percent said definitely or probably not.

Said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s vice president: “[Buttigieg’s sexuality] may be an issue for some voters as he remains in contention for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Notably, 58 percent of Republicans, 32 percent of independents and 22 percent of Democrats say they aren’t ready for a gay or lesbian president. The comparative figures not ready for a female president are 36 percent of Republicans, 15 percent of independents and 8 percent of Democrats.”

NYT columnist Frank Bruni ponders that topic in a new column, in which he cites…

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