Uh oh, Maine’s getting scary

Pub date November 3, 2009
WriterTim Redmond
SectionPolitics Blog

By Tim Redmond

We won’t know anything for sure until tomorrow, but the bad guys have pulled (slightly) ahead in Maine. The Bangor Daily News seems to have the latest results, but there’s lot of talk and updates here.

If we lose in Maine, I think it will be even more imperative to go back to the ballot in CA next year — the “wait until 2012” crowd needs to realize that you can’t sit around and let the right wing keep the momentum on this. The only way same-sex marriage is going to be fully accepted around the country is when we start winning at the ballot.