Support for California’s anti-gay amendment wanes

A new poll of California voters shows that a proposed amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state continues to evaporate.

The Field Poll released this week finds that only 38 percent of likely voters support the measure, known as Proposition 8. Fifty-five percent of those polled say they will vote against the amendment, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported Thursday.

The last Field Poll, taken in July, found only a nine point spread, with 42 percent in favor of amending the constitution and 51 percent against banning gay marriage.