After making Albany heel when it comes to the budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised a gay marriage vote in the upcoming six to eight weeks.
Cuomo has always promised he would tackle marriage equality, so this is no shock. Will it pass the legislature? Hard to say. Sure a late January Quinnipiac University poll showed 56 percent of state voters support gay marriage. Power players like Mayor Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Sens. Chuck Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are on board. Let’s not forget two former Big Apple Mayors, David Dinkins and Ed Koch, made their support public. Finally there are the famous, such as Russell Simmons and Joan Rivers (go the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality if you want to see their vids).
High polling figures, a popular governor playing point, and positive buzz. It wouldn’t shock if some see gay marriage in New York a slam dunk.
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