A new poll suggests that the majority of Americans support Barack Obama’s selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.
The invitation was heavily criticized by progressives because of Warren’s views on same-sex marriage, but in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 61 percent said they back Obama’s invitation.
The Post reports that 23 percent oppose the choice, and 16 percent expressed no opinion. Party affiliation had little effect on the response; 66 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of both Republicans and independents said they support Obama’s choice.
