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[zanyassmask]

Important piece from 538.comfirst-time voters -- the vast majority of whom were driven to turn out by Obama (he won 83 percent [!] of their votes) -- voted against Prop 8 by a 62-38 margin. More experienced voters voted for the measure 56-44, however, providing for its passage

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[ribald_faggot]

"New" voters doesn't necessarily mean "young" voters. Probably a lot of older people who never gave a shit to vote before came out to vote for Obama.

It's not generational or racial, it has been and always will be a religious matter.

[zanyassmask]

he addresses that point, i believe..

[hibiscus3]

yeah, the ranting about the African American vote was WAY outta control. and it's true the older folks voted heavily for prop 8 vs. young folks, but i would continue to worry about organized religion and their continued efforts against this.

someone noted how Mormons and Catholics really need this kind of wedge issue to consolidate/energize their base given their own less than savory reputations/moral authorities (i.e. child abuse and polygamy), plus the fundies who have a huge young voting block.

[zanyassmask]

the more i think about it the more enraged i get. doing the math -- 10% of the voting pool certainly isn't *THE REASON* this thing passed.

[hibiscus3]

someone from the campaign came and spoke at the milk club last night and also said that many of the African Americans she exit polled got it mixed up -- they thought they were supporting gay marriage by voting yes.