FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2010

CONTACT: Elizabeth Ray, x130 or Mary Beth Hutchins, x105 at 703-683-5004

NOM'S SUNDAY POLL:  SCOTT BROWN AHEAD 5 POINTS
NOM CONFIRMS VOTER OUTREACH CAMPAIGN

"Our goal with this effort is to help Scott Brown, but is also to identify the marriage voters for future elections."
- Brian Brown, Executive Director, NOM -

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Responding to multiple press inquires, today the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) confirmed its voter outreach campaign supporting Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate special election. Over the weekend and continuing today NOM will place over 790,000 calls primarily to Independent and Republican voters to identify voters who support marriage and encourage them to turn out and vote for Scott Brown.

NOM also released the results of its poll of 304 likely voters taken Saturday and Sunday by QEV Analytics. Scott Brown maintains a five point lead among likely voters, leading 53 percent to 47 percent. Only six percent of likely voters remained hard undecideds as of this weekend.

NOM also asked likely voters whether they favor or oppose same-sex marriages. Gay marriage remains a surprisingly contentious issue. Six years after legalization, less than half of Massachusetts voters say they favor same-sex marriage (45 percent), with 35 percent saying they oppose gay marriage, and a very large 19 percent of voters either saying they do not know, or refuse to answer the question.

"We understand the major concerns of Massachusetts voters right now are jobs, the economy, and the direction national Democrats are taking this country," said Brian Brown, executive director of NOM. "NOM’s goal is to find the voters who care about marriage and help make sure they turn out for Scott Brown."

“Politicians who don’t seem to care what ordinary people think pay a price, ultimately at the ballot box, for their arrogance.” said Maggie Gallagher, president of NOM. “In Massachusetts, we still find a core of voters who do not like the way gay marriage was imposed without their consent and against their values. NOM’s job is to help these ordinary people make a difference at the margin, where elections are often won and lost.”

"Our goal with this effort is to help Scott Brown, but is also to identify the marriage voters for future elections," notes Brian Brown. "NOM’s goal is a national grassroots organization that can make a difference in all 50 states, as needed."

NOM's Massachusetts Special Election Poll, conducted by QEV Analytics surveyed 304 likely voters in Massachusetts on January 16 and 17 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percent.

To schedule an interview with Brian Brown, Executive Director, or Maggie Gallagher, President, of the National Organization for Marriage, please contact Elizabeth Ray, eray@crcpublicrelations.com, (x130), or Mary Beth Hutchins, mhutchins@crcpublicrelations.com, (x105) at 703-683-5004.

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