Blacks and, to a lesser extent, Hispanics tend to oppose gay marriage more strongly than whites do.

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The issue has also exposed a split among aid workers on the ground, who tend to oppose criminalisation, and those in distant western capitals that make policy, who back it.

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While most adults support the Boy Scouts' current policy of "excluding open and avowed homosexuals, young parents and teens tend to oppose the policy, " according to the survey, which was also released Friday.

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Indigenous peoples also tend to be politically marginalized and thus not in a position to oppose government decisions.

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Voters tend to search for information on candidates they oppose nearly as frequently as those they support, he says.

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Those who oppose school vouchers and school choice in general tend to cite lack of positive results of voucherization in Chile as evidence that it will have little effect.

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