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Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour
Really MMF? I see several posts just above remarking on how few people share Mikey and calgaryborn's positions and how proud people are of CP's progressiveness on the issue. My point was that while you may think you're gauging the feelings of the board as a whole, what you're getting is a fairly limited cross-section that might be expected to have more progressive views than the average. The very results speak for themselves. In the most progressive outcome that is even remotely likely in a broad cross-section, answer #3 should be way outpacing answer #1. The fact that answer #1 is so predominant is highly suggestive of a selection bias.
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I commented earlier in this thread that I'm quite suprised #1 is ahead of #3 by such a large margin. I knew the mood of the forum has decidedly shifted to being pro-gay marriage in recent years, but I remember posting about this topic in 2004-05 when Harper's Conservatives opposed Paul Martin's Liberals when Parliament debated SSM legislation. At that time, I felt like one of only a very small number of posters in favour of granting full marriage rights to homosexuals. I suppose it's possible that CP has seen many new members who have more progressive views register since then (most/all of whom would have voted #1), but I'm really shocked that #3 doesn't have more votes considering the opposition to allowing SSM that once existed on this forum.