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Poll finds marriage equality gaining supporters

The latest Field Poll of Californians show 49 percent of registered voters favor allowing same sex marriage, 44 percent are opposed. The poll taken in March was released earlier this week.

The poll shows a big shift in attitudes since 1978 when the poll found 62 percent opposed same sex marriage and 31 favored it.

Prop 8 outlawing same sex marriage passed in November 2008 with 52.8 percent of the vote.

Pollsters said the shift toward acceptance of same sex marriage is coming from Democrats and Independents. Republicans remain opposed by a large majority, 68 percent opposed to 23 percent supporting.