Adlai E. Stevenson

Agree

No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman

Given the social norms of the 1950s, it is likely that Stevenson would have agreed with the traditional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. However, his moderate political stance suggests that he may not have been strongly opposed to changes in this definition. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Given the social norms and political climate of the 1950s, it is likely that Stevenson would have opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage. However, his moderate stance and progressive views on other issues suggest that he may not have been strongly opposed. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage

Stevenson might have been open to the idea of civil unions as a compromise, given his moderate political stance. However, there is no historical evidence to suggest that he ever expressed a view on this specific issue. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision

Stevenson was a strong supporter of the separation of church and state, but there is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported removing the government from the institution of marriage entirely. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies

While Stevenson was a strong supporter of religious freedom, there is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, even with the provision allowing churches to refuse same-sex ceremonies. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Adlai E. Stevenson was a moderate Democrat who was progressive for his time, but there is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported the legalization of same-sex marriage. The issue was not widely discussed during his political career in the 1950s. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.