The March 12 CBS News poll found that just 33 percent support gay marriage (if offered a three-way choice between gay marriage, civil unions, or no recognition). CBS News’s latest poll shows a huge 9-point jump in support for gay marriage in the last month (using the same wording). Well, maybe so. (A new ABC News poll also shows a jump in support for gay marriage since 2006)

But next door to our press conference today at the National Press Club to launch a new ad featuring Carrie Prejean, the folks at Quinnipiac released a poll showing that when offered three choices (gay marriage, civil unions, or no recognition) just 33 percent of Americans support gay marriage — the same as last month’s CBS News poll, using the same question.

They can’t both be right.

Quinnipiac also found that on a straight-up “Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would allow same-sex couples to get married?” question, Americans oppose gay marriage 55 percent to 38 percent.

The AP story by David Crary reports, “National poll: mixed views on gay-rights issues.”

Of course, in the end, people will not continue to stand up for marriage if no one is willing to withstand the harassment directed at those who oppose gay marriage. We’ll see.