It wasn't too surprising when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) last week vetoed Senate Bill 1062, which would have allowed businesses to deny services to gay couples. Prominent Republicans, including both of the state's GOP senators and Mitt Romney, implored her to do so, while the business community warned that signing it would be disastrous for the state's economy; the NFL even floated the possibility of moving the Super Bowl, to be held next year in Glendale, Ariz., to another site.
But a new survey from Public Policy Polling reveals what was likely the biggest impetus behind Brewer's veto: two-thirds of Arizonans say they oppose the legislation, and 72 percent supported Brewer's decision to spike it. Moreover, for the first time PPP found that a plurality (49 percent) think same-sex marriage should be legal.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Violent videos of Charlie Kirk’s death are renewing debate over online censorshipTalking Points Social media ‘promises unfiltered access, but without guarantees of truth and without protection from harm’
-
What led to Poland invoking NATO’s Article 4 and where could it lead?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION After a Russian drone blitz, Warsaw’s rare move to invoke the important NATO statute has potentially moved Europe closer to continent-wide warfare
-
Africa could become the next frontier for space programsThe Explainer China and the US are both working on space applications for Africa
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstancesSpeed Read
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2Speed Read
-
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys installed by Texas governorSpeed Read
-
Los Angeles city workers stage 1-day walkout over labor conditionsSpeed Read
-
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to an estimated $1.55 billionSpeed Read
-
Bangladesh dealing with worst dengue fever outbreak on recordSpeed Read
-
Glacial outburst flooding in Juneau destroys homesSpeed Read
-
Scotland seeking 'monster hunters' to search for fabled Loch Ness creatureSpeed Read
