NOTE: I had the opportunity to write a piece on the Maine gay marriage fight which appeared in Politico today: Long thought of as a “liberal” state by national political observers, Maine, whose voters on Tuesday voted down gay marriage, … Continue reading
By Derek Viger I stayed up until 12:30 Tuesday night hoping the results would flip. They didn’t. Question 1 passed and LD 1020, the same sex marriage law, was repealed. I woke up Wednesday morning feeling ill, overtired, and defeated. … Continue reading
Mainers, and national observers, have woken up this morning asking how the Yes on 1 coalition won this fight. Through most of the lead up to this vote, observers (including myself) felt that it would be extremely close, potentially to … Continue reading
Pine Tree Politics is prepared to call question one. With 75% of the vote counted, the Yes on One campaign has widened its lead to nearly 20,000 votes. The voter rich ares of Portland, Bangor, Augusta, and other large cities … Continue reading
With 63% of precincts reporting, the results are as follows: Question 1 – People’s Veto of Equal Marriage Bill Yes – 188,497 – 52% No – 176,473 – 48% As the night wears on and the numerical lead for Yes … Continue reading
With 22% of precincts reporting, question 1 simply could not be ANY closer. What started out as a great night for the no on one crowd has significantly changed, and we are now officially in a dogfight. Take a gander … Continue reading
Even with some well founded warnings that the Secretary of State has a tendency to misjudge the turnout in the state of Maine, it does appear that turnout across the state is quite high – potentially approaching (some believe higher … Continue reading
This afternoon, Maine Governor John Baldacci stopped by MSNBC to talk to David Schuster and company about Maine’s Equal Marriage law, and the efforts to repeal it. Baldacci’s comments focused on the evolution of the issue in Maine, the process … Continue reading
For about two weeks now I have been debating whether or not to issue a formal endorsement of any of the ballot questions – but particularly question one. After all, it is really a no win proposition for me – … Continue reading
I’ve been asked so many times I can barely bring myself to write this article – “what do you think will happen on election day with question 1?” Usually this is followed up by a query on question 3. Then … Continue reading
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