Washington Families Standing Together has released a new poll. Although the result is encouraging, the message is crystal clear: everybody must vote!
Polling likely voters, the results were
In September, the margin was 51-44 percent with only 5% Undecided. This shift suggests to the pollster that "the Approve side has solidified its base in recent weeks while the Reject side is losing supporters."Approve: 53%
Reject: 36%
Undecided: 11%
"This is both good-and cautionary-news," said Approve 71 campaign chair Anne Levinson. "These results show that when voters understand what the domestic partnership law is-and the many families who will be harmed if it is repealed-they will vote to approve it.So really the message hasn't changed. Approve 71 campaign manager Josh Friedes reiterates what we've all come to understand only too well"Yet, we also know that in an off-year election, older, more conservative voters turn out in greater numbers. While there is broad statewide support for treating all families equally, those who vote will determine the outcome of this election," Levinson continued. "This poll makes a very clear point: those who want to ensure that legal protections aren't taken away from gay and lesbian families absolutely have to vote."
[I]f supportive voters cast their ballots, we will win. ...Basic legal protections for thousands of committed couples hinge on this simple act. Our message is 'Vote now!'
Reminder: Put a stamp on the return envelope before you mail it! If you're in Pierce Co., make that two stamps.
It's nice to know that fans of the Republican National Committee don't have a problem cutting loose in the imagined privacy of Facebook. It was captured this in all its glory before someone got a clue that that even their fearless "leader" Michael Steele might have a problem with it.
Nice to know they want to roll back Loving v. Virginia. A party rolling back the clock has a really bright future.Now, as we all know, MoveOn.org held a user submission contest several years ago where someone uploaded a video comparing Bush to Hitler. It was taken down after about 30 minutes, but is still a part of conservative lore to this day as something MoveOn ran.
So...why does the RNC a.) oppose interracial marriage, b.) believe in the chicken-eating stereotype of black Americans and c.) think you can "repeal" a Supreme Court decision?
How about this for fierce advocacy support from the Obama admin? I thought the official stance is that it opposes such all anti-gay ballot initiatives. Eric Holder couldn't even choke out that.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder addressed an audience of approximately 850 people at the University of Maine on Friday. Holder told the audience that President Barack Obama is still committed to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, closing Guantanamo Bay Prison and will not pursue prosecution of medical marijuana users.
Holder said briefs released by the justice department in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which contradict Obama's position, have confused many people.
"Though I fully support what the president has said - that is the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the repeal of DOMA - I have a responsibility as attorney general to support the statute," Holder said.
After the lecture, a reporter asked Holder about his views on Question 1, a people's veto concerning same-sex marriage in Maine.
&l t;p>"[The president and I] are of the view it is for states to make these decisions. That federal law [DOMA] is not necessarily a good piece of legislation, and we are going to work to repeal it," Holder said.
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