Update
An update
We lost 59%-41%
In one day, a majority of the people I've met in Wisconsin, some of those becoming like family to me, those people all became second class citizens.
It wasn't the 41% that lost. It was 100% of the people in Wisconsin that lost. All of them are going to realize, in just a few weeks (when the lawsuits start and the benefits end) how much they lost. How wrong the state was.
This campaign is probably the biggest, most important thing I've ever done. The people I've met and worked with, I will remember forever.
This issue is going to be on the ballot in Florida in 2008. Don't be surprised if I end up working for them, fighting the good fight.
Here's the concession speech our campaign manager gave last night
Election Night Remarks
Here are the results of issues across the US.
Arizona: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has [probably] failed. w00t!
California: A proposal to allow domestic partner benefits, noting that they are not to be called marriage, has failed.
Colorado: [edit]An amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman has passed.
Idaho: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.
South Carolina: A similar, and more restrictive, amendment has passed.
South Dakota: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.
Virginia: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.
We lost 59%-41%
In one day, a majority of the people I've met in Wisconsin, some of those becoming like family to me, those people all became second class citizens.
It wasn't the 41% that lost. It was 100% of the people in Wisconsin that lost. All of them are going to realize, in just a few weeks (when the lawsuits start and the benefits end) how much they lost. How wrong the state was.
This campaign is probably the biggest, most important thing I've ever done. The people I've met and worked with, I will remember forever.
This issue is going to be on the ballot in Florida in 2008. Don't be surprised if I end up working for them, fighting the good fight.
Here's the concession speech our campaign manager gave last night
Election Night Remarks
Here are the results of issues across the US.
Arizona: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has [probably] failed. w00t!
California: A proposal to allow domestic partner benefits, noting that they are not to be called marriage, has failed.
Colorado: [edit]An amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman has passed.
Idaho: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.
South Carolina: A similar, and more restrictive, amendment has passed.
South Dakota: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.
Virginia: A similar amendment to the one in Wisconsin has passed.