ELECTION SWEEP FOR MARRIAGE: Eve replies to Michael Triplett

Wow, I really don't agree about the way the issues were framed. Admittedly, I live in DC, so I saw virtually no campaign TV ads. But I've been doing Nexis searches for "gay marriage" and "same-sex marriage" daily for months now, so I've read about six quadrillion op-eds from supporters and opponents of the marriage amendments, from the New York Times to the Anytown Clarion-Pantagraph. And the overwhelming majority of the pro-amendment pieces focused on marriage, on what children need and which cultural messages promote strong families.

It's hardly dispositive evidence, but I'd also note that Oregon, which has rejected anti-gay-rights amendments twice in the past, passed the marriage amendment by 57%, thus a) the state has changed significantly in recent years, b) the electorate was strikingly different this year, c) voters really did differentiate between marriage and other gay-rights concerns, or d) some combination of the above. (I'd expect b and c--but mostly c.)

Jeff Sharlet makes the case for Michael's position, though.

posted by Eve at 7:34 PM VOTE

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