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Originally posted by RawAlex@Nov 3 2004, 07:51 PM
One of the key items on this years ballots in many swing states was Gay Marriage. it is a hot button issue that brings up uber conservative types that otherwise might not go to the polls. These people typically vote for Bush.

The republican party made sure that this issue was on the ballot in a dozen states, many of them swing state, in order to get additional votes to the polls that might not otherwise have turned out.

Gay marriage was defeated in pretty much every case, and in pretty much every case, Bush carried the state with significantly better numbers than forecast.

Basically, the republicans took advantage of the state proposition system to get more republicans to vote.

Neat trick.

Alex

its just a good job of carl rove playing political games.