<span style="color: red;">They are making phone calls out of desperation. Prop. 8 is not going to pass. Also, all of their yard signs mysteriously disappeared along the route ridden by the 7 C's, so they had to go to the phones.</span>
<a href="http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=886">Same-Sex Marriage Ban Losing ? Measures to Restrict Abortion for Minors, Reform Redistricting Fail to Reach 50 Percent</a>
SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 22, 2008 ? Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that would end same-sex marriage in California, is losing among likely voters, 52 percent to 44 percent, according to a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) with funding from The James Irvine Foundation. With two weeks to go before Election Day, support also remains below the 50 percent threshold for two other closely watched initiatives, Proposition 4, which would require a parent to be notified before a minor can have an abortion, and Proposition 11, which would give a commission of voters the authority to draw legislative districts.
In the presidential campaign, the Democratic ticket of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden has increased its lead over Republican contenders Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin to 23 points (56% to 33%), a 13-point gain in the last month. Independent voters, women, Latinos, and younger voters support Obama-Biden by a wide margin. Party loyalty remains high, with Democratic voters? support of the Democratic ticket (89%) increasing by 5 points in the last month. A strong majority of Republican likely voters (75%) back their party?s nominees, but that support has dropped 8 points since last month.
?A big turnout for the top-of-the-ticket presidential race could have a significant impact on the rest of the ballot, from the propositions to legislative races,? says Mark Baldassare, PPIC president and CEO.