A brand-new survey reveals that Florida Democrat citizens support the Republican Legislature’s “Adult Rights in Education” bill, despite a campaign from the radical left to wrongly identify it the “Don’t Say Gay” costs.
The bill, which passed the Florida House in early March, would purchase that a “school district might not encourage class discussion about sexual preference or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally suitable for students.” Regardless of the outcry from Democrats and journalists, the costs does not discuss “gay” or any particular sexuality.
NBC News press reporter Marc Caputo drew attention to a survey in a Twitter thread on Thursday from Floridians for Economic Advancement, which found that Florida Democrat primary citizens support the bill 52 percent to 36 percent. The survey structured its concern likewise to how the real costs is written, asking respondents: “Should trainees in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade be taught about sexual orientation in the classroom by their instructors?”
Caputo published a slide from the poll, which was initially covered in a Florida Politics article– though Caputo called out the publication for omitting the question about the expense from its story.
“Survey reveals FL DEMOCRATIC primary voters support the GOP Legislature’s “Adult Rights”/ LGBT education expense by 52-36%. FL Capitol Dems opposed it & made it a leading messaging concern. (This is unmentioned for some factor in the story I QTd. This poll jibes w/others I have actually seen),” he composed.
Survey shows FL DEMOCRATIC main citizens support the GOP Legislature’s “Adult Rights”/ LGBT education expense by 52-36%
FL Capitol Dems opposed it & made it a top messaging priority
(This is unmentioned for some reason in the story I QTd. This poll jibes w/others I’ve seen) https://t.co/6HBMz2MW4d pic.twitter.com/bfS9ulp58A
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 24, 2022
“This isn’t my survey & the publication must describe its sourcing & likewise why these poll #s weren’t dealt with in the survey story, thinking about the concern of the costs was in the penultimate paragraph (last slide),” he continued.
2/4 Well, this blew up. Sorry I can’t attend to everybody, however a couple of points
This isn’t my survey & the publication ought to explain its sourcing & also why these survey #s weren’t dealt with in the survey story, thinking about the issue of the bill was in the penultimate paragraph (last slide) pic.twitter.com/lWtKKkkT0r
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 24, 2022
The publication has actually considering that added a paragraph to its story, acknowledging the poll results that show Florida Democrats are not purchasing into the “Do Not Say Gay” propaganda, according to an archived version of the article.
Caputo compared the outcomes of the Floridians for Economic Advancement poll to an exclusive survey released by the Daily Wire on March 14. The Daily Wire’s poll found that 62 percent of Florida Democrats “support the Florida expense’s ban on class instructions on sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3, or at any level if it is not provided in a manner that is age or developmentally appropriate.” Caputo mentioned that both polls used either similar or real phrasing from the legislation when asking respondents about the expense.
“Bonus thread! As kept in mind above, we need more good polling. Up until now, most of the ballot has actually been nationwide,” the reporter continued, in what might be viewed as an out-of-character evaluation for a staff member of a far-left media business. “To those who think the text of the legislation must be surveyed, the conservative Daily Wire discovered bulk assistance w/Dems, Rs and Indies.”
“Some will dismiss DW since it’s conservative (I’m not, however I get the criticism). So here’s Politico Early morning Consult, which didn’t ask the text of the costs, however it message-tested pro/con & used “Do not State Gay,” he continued.
Even in the Politico/Morning Consult surveyconducted nationwide in mid-March, 50 percent of general registered citizens support the expense and just 34 percent oppose. Broken down by political association, more liberals opposed the expense than supported it, but higher majorities of conservatives and moderates supported the legislation.
Notably, the poll phrased its concern with less emphasis on the truth of the legislation’s language:
It reads:
As you may understand, the Florida legislature has passed an expense– labeled by opponents as the ‘Don’t State Gay’ bill– restricting the teaching of sexual preference and gender identity to Florida school trainees. Some say that limiting these discussions will safeguard children from inappropriate classroom topics, while others state it will block crucial conversations about LGBTQ issues.To what level do you support or oppose the following items in the expense? Prohibiting the mentor of sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through 3rd grade
Another far-left poll released around the same time from ABC News/Ipsos tried to claim that 62 percent of the country is opposed to the legislation. Nevertheless, some much deeper diving reporting from Ed Morrissey at Hot Airrevealed that the survey panel oversampled LGBTQ respondents, which is “not a market that normally gets oversampled in polls.”
“Are we to believe that it’s a coincidence that ABC/Ipsos so took placeto oversample this neighborhood on a polling concern that straight connects to them?,” Morrissey queried. “Specifically offered the smaller sized sample size for a nationwide survey (622 adults, not registered citizens), it would appear that the pollster focused on specific regions where one would generally find a greater-than-usual portion of LGBTQ respondents.”
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on Twitter.