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Friday, November 07, 2008
Pajamas Media Roger L. Simon on gay marriage
Here's some interesting analysis of California's Proposition 8 (the anti-gay marriage proposition) from Roger Simon over at Pajamas Media.
While gay marriage supporters are miserable about having been defeated (and not just in California, but on all initiatives that tried to restrict gay marriage), they might want to consider the following:
Consider the vote on California Prop 8, the most closely watched such proposition in the country. Ironically assisted by the large African American turnout for Obama–African Americans oppose gay marriage far more than other ethnic and racial groups–the proposition passed by about 5%. The trend looks bad for gay marriage adherents.
But wait. Only eight years ago, the similar Proposition 22 passed by a whopping 23%. There’s a trend here alright - and it is in favor of gay marriage. In California at least, with young people increasingly accepting of their gay peers, in a very few years same sex marriage should be a done deal. And by popular vote, not court fiat.
Posted by P.M. Jaworski on November 7, 2008 in U.S. politics | Permalink
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"Consider the vote on California Prop 8, the most closely watched such proposition in the country. Ironically assisted by the large African American turnout for Obama"
Peter, why does Simon think this ironic? As you've pointed out, Obama is not a supporter of gay marriage.
Surprising to some, maybe, but I don't think ironic.
Posted by: Kalim Kassam | 2008-11-07 3:29:30 PM
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