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Maine's STILL So Close!

by: atdnext

Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 15:16:56 PM EDT


(Omigosh! This is incredible news, but we've got to keep the momentum going and not take a minute for granted... 34 days!! - promoted by Louise)

(Also at Nevada Progressive)

OK, I have some good news and some bad news for you. Let me start with the bad news. A new poll out today still shows a close race in Maine.

And the good news? Democracy Corps shows No on 1 taking a 50-41 lead!

atdnext :: Maine's STILL So Close!
Now let me ask something else. One of the questions on the ballot this November will read
as follows: "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows
individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?" - If the election were
held today, would you vote YES or NO on this question?

Total
Yes strongly.........................................................................37
Yes not strongly....................................................................4
No not strongly.....................................................................7
No strongly..........................................................................43
(Don't know/refused)............................................................9

Total yes.............................................................................41
Total no..............................................................................50

So far, it seems No on 1's ads seem to be working in hitting back against the dishonest and misleading Yes on 1 ads being imported from California. However we know not to take anything for granted, as the Prop H8 campaign in California taught us.

As we move into October, the battle will get rougher and the campaign will get tougher. While we can cheer good polling news and jeer bad polling news, the only poll that really counts is the one that the State of Maine conducts on Election Day.

That's why No on 1 badly needs our support. When so many of us were rightfully concerned about the tanking No on 8 campaign in California, we waited too late in donating. We can't repeat the same mistake in Maine.

While Yes on H8 California is reprising its role in Maine, No on 1 isn't making the same No on 8 mistakes. They haven't waited to respond to the lying ads, and they have a real field plan in place to reach out to voters and ultimately get out the vote. They just need our support to keep those ads on the air and fund the field program.

So please spare whatever change you can to help our Maine friends and family preserve marriage equality. The polls may be close, but I know our help can really defeat Question 1 and protect Maine LGBT families' civil rights.

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This is probably the first poll I have ever seen
That has shown more people strongly supporting marriage equality than strongly opposing it.

That's good..Yet, I also seem to remember polls on prop 8 being pretty consistently against it too.

So you're right, we do have work to do.


But then again...
Yet, I also seem to remember polls on prop 8 being pretty consistently against it too.

Those were BEFORE the Yes on H8 ads went live. Here, they've already been up for a few weeks and we now hold a lead. This is quite good news, but obviously the numbers are still too close for comfort as No on 1 is barely hitting 50%. Our side's ads are obviously working, and that's why they need to raise enough $$$$ by Wednesday to keep them running on the air and keep the field program strong on the ground.

Act on Principles and make equality happen.  


[ Parent ]
Not really
Those were BEFORE the Yes on H8 ads went live.

While those Field and PPIC polls were "assuring" victory for our side, the No on 8 internal polling showed a very tight race from the very beggining (something like 45-42% in favor of the initiative).  


[ Parent ]
Honestly,
just my 2 cents, but I don't think we should rely on these polls. Anyone remembers those public polls in CA showing us winning by an overwhelming margin? The No on 8 internal polls actually showed us behind for almost the entire race.

So your suggestion would be what, exactly?
If we rely on polls to tell us what's likely to occur, what we see in this poll is that it's anybody's ball game. That tells me I want to get to work in the fight because it's going to be close one way or the other.

Are you suggesting that we should not rely on that conclusion but instead assume that we're going to lose by 5 points? The only action that flows from that is to give up now.

I don't hear anybody saying, Hey we're ahead let's go bask in the Mediterranean sun--which is what would make the comparison to CA polling relevant.


But wait, there's more!


[ Parent ]
Thank you.
If we rely on polls to tell us what's likely to occur, what we see in this poll is that it's anybody's ball game. That tells me I want to get to work in the fight because it's going to be close one way or the other.

That's what we need to focus on. If we average the only two public polls released so far (DK/R2K and Demo. Corps), the numbers work out to 44.5% Yes to 48.0% No. Again, it's a close race that's anyone's game. This is why this and the other poll should motivate us to donate more and work harder to defeat Question 1!  

Act on Principles and make equality happen.  


[ Parent ]
Off Year Election
A question is which side is able to round up their voters and actually get them to the polls in a traditionally low turnout off year election.

Religiously motivated zealots have a history of being better able to do this. Getting our No on 1 supporters to the polls is a primary concern.


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