Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterVoters pick Obama but local progressive agendas flop (AFP)
Published 11/6/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AFP - Despite a landslide for Democrats in the White House race, Americans voted more conservatively on Tuesday in a myriad of referendums on banning gay marriage and abortion.
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