Solid Majority Supports Repeal of DADT

New data out today: 

A solid majority of Americans say gays should be allowed to openly serve in the military, and an even higher percentage believe that the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in effect since 1993 amounts to discrimination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Feb. 2-8.

Fifty-seven percent said the law prohibiting openly gay men and women from serving in the military should be repealed while 36 percent do not, with 6 percent undecided. Seventy-two percent of Democrats back repeal, as do 56 percent of independents, while 53 percent of Republicans oppose it. Though majorities of men and women support repeal, women feel far more strongly about it, with 62 percent calling for such action compared to 51 percent of men.