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Gay Marriage Bans Succeeding
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... the most attention, with dueling groups pumping more than $5 million into TV advertising and statewide campaigns. Same-sex marriage has been illegal in Florida since 1997, but supporters argued a constitutional shield was necessary to make sure judges would never overturn the law. And the most closely-watched gay marriage ban, California's Proposition 8, had slightly more support, 52% to 47%, with almost 60% of precincts reporting. According to the Los Angeles Times: A measure to ban gay marriage in California led in early ...

Squeakers: Franken/Coleman, Rossi/Gregoire, Prop. 8, Colorado’s Amendment 46
Michelle Malkin — ... *California’s gay marriage ban, Prop. 8, is too close to call: A measure to once again ban gay marriage in California led Tuesday, throwing into doubt the unions of an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed during the last 4 1/2 months. As the measure, the most divisive and emotionally fraught on the state ballot this year, took a lead in early returns, supporters gathered at a hotel ballroom in Sacramento and cheered.“We caused Californians to rethink this issue,” Proposition 8 strategist Jeff Flint said. Early in the campaign, he noted, polls showed the measure trailing ...

A shadow cast over a very good day, but not a rainout
The Reality-Based Community — ... I'm ashamed that more than half of my state's citizens are so ignorant or hateful or fearful or all three that they could do this , especially exactly when they were voting for forces of light and right so overwhelmingly that California was rated a gimme and we never even saw a presidential ad on TV. Electing the first [half of] a black president is no small thing, and it doesn't do to rain on America's perfectly justifiable pride in that by saying it isn't enough. Rather, I think, wallow in the Obama moment (and the almost-Hilary moment, and all the other good outcomes ...

Update: Gay Marriage Ban Passes in California
Politics Daily — ... Wednesday, 11/5: It was a squeaker, but California has voted to make gay marriage unconstitutional. When the final tally shakes out the numbers will be something like 52% to 48%. ...

Early Returns Show Proposition 8 May Pass
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... LA Times: The California ballot initiative to once again ban gay marriage in the state was in the lead after initial results of Tuesday's vote. Throws the unions of an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed during the last 4 1/2 months in doubt.       ...

Prop 8
Suburban Guerrilla — Leading in California. And Florida, despite turning blue everywhere, is still terrified at the sight of lavender and amended their state constitution to prevent gay marriage or anything resembling it. HOWEVER…. Obama will get to make two or three Supreme Court appointments in the near future and I’m hopeful that whoever he picks will vote to overturn these bans, grounded as they are in such a shaky legal foundation.

Snapshot
Discourse.net — ... , with more than 62% of the vote (60% was required); similarly, California’s Proposition 8 seems to have passed narrowly also. Enshrining discrimination in state constitutions is not what makes a country great. ...

Californians ban same-sex marriage.
Althouse — Proposition 8 passes. With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%. blog advertising blog advertising

Culture war initiatives
Political Animal — ... . What about the 18,000 legally married couples who are suddenly caught in a legal limbo? No one knows . Support for same-sex marriage has obviously grown in California, but just not quite enough. As Scott Lemieux ...

Links for 2008-11-05 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... him he could win this race. Wondering What Sarah Palin's Future Holds... - Geraghty A few readers have asked whether I think Sarah Palin will run for the Senate in the future. I think that would be a mistake, for several reasons, not the least of which is that, if successful, the decision would take an unique and popular outside-the-beltway executive and put her inside the Beltway as one of 100 legislators voting on every bill that comes down the pike. Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages - Los Angeles Times Voters ...

links for 2008-11-06
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: mccain) Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages - Los Angeles Times Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages. With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%. +++++++ ...

Gautam Dutta: Marriage Equality: A Cup Half Full
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — In a shocking blow, Californians have voted to ban same-sex marriage: Proposition 8 has narrowly passed. How could voters nullify a courageous decision of the California Supreme Court, and leave thousands of married couples in legal limbo? Ironically, the answer may lie with Obama's victory. As the Golden State saw record, 60-percent voter turnout, Barack Obama inspired ethnic and minority voters like never before -- with many of them voting for the first time in their lives. But here's the catch: while voting for Obama, many of these folks also voted for Prop ...

Why Did The NFL And NBC Ban A Marriage Equality Ad From Running During The Super Bowl?
Think Progress — ... has been running 30-second public service announcements around the state of California to get the word out about marriage equality in the wake of the passage of Prop. 8. The ads typically feature a gay or lesbian couple and their children, emphasizing the commonalities between gay and straight families. ...

The Never Ending Campaign
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda — ... has been bankrupting the state since 1978. Last year's Proposition 8 gave the general public the power to decide who gets constitutional rights and who doesn't...and they voted to deny constitutional rights! American Idol has better standards than this shit. ...

Social conservatives sense a change in the political weather, say shift bodes ill for Obama
Top of the Ticket — ... After California voters outlawed gay marriage last year, Maine was viewed as an important, and potentially game-changing, battleground for the same-sex marriage movement. After all, Mainers are considered independent, tolerant of differences and eager to keep government out of their bedrooms. A win there would have gone far to support the contention by gay rights advocates that it’s just a matter of time before the country accepts the notion that gays should be allowed to marry. ...