A new poll has Mitt Romney edging out
Newt Gingrich as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay
marriage.
According to the Washington
Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday, 25 percent of leaned
Republicans say they trust Romney the most with social issues such as
abortion and gay marriage. Gingrich trails with 15 percent, followed
by Michele Bachmann (13%), Ron Paul (12%), Rick Perry (7%), Rick
Santorum (4%) and Jon Huntsman (3%). Six percent of respondents said
they didn't trust any of the candidates on social issues.
Romney has said he favors an amendment
to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as between a man
and a woman.
At
a town hall in October, Romney said he opposed marriage for gay
couples because “the ideal setting to raise a child for a society
like ours is when there's a man and a woman in the marriage.”
When pressed on civil unions, Romney
said he could only support a limited partnership for gay couples
which include “such things as hospital visitation rights and
similar things.”