Disastrous New York Times Poll Shows Obama Falling Behind After Coming Out for Gay Marriage

I've been thinking about this poll all day.

If Democrat strategists thought Baracky would get a bump after coming out, this ought to be a rude awakening.

See: "Obama’s Switch on Same-Sex Marriage Stirs Skepticism." (Via Memeorandum.)

It's a terrible survey for Obama. Fifty-one percent oppose same-sex marriage, and just 42 percent support it (way below the recent findings at Gallup and elsewhere). But when civil unions are added as an option, support drops to 38 percent. And the Times over-samples Democrats (and more profoundly, under-samples Republicans). See Rasmussen, "Partisan Trends."

Also at Hot Air, "NYT/CBS poll: Romney 46, Obama 43," and The Other McCain, "Distraction Tactic Backfires: Romney Gains in Polls After Obama Gay Shift."

PREVIOUSLY: "Majority of Americans Says Homosexual Relations Morally Acceptable."