I can’t speak for Florida or California. But I do know that as of the August filing deadline, opponents to Prop 102 had only raised $8000. As you can imagine, that doesn’t buy any billboards or TV. We have local community allies lined to for radio ads, but we’re still trying to raise money for airtime.

Time is of the essence. None of this happens unless people give generously. The right wing orgs have lined up more than 100 people to give at least $10,000 individually. Unfortunately, we’re not seeing anything close to that level of giving on the anti-prop 102 side.

If he loses California, I am sure he will keep right on campaigning anyway. He will just redefine ‘lost,’ or more likely forget he ever said that.

I wonder if people think that since Ariz. has defeated such an amendment once they’ll easily do it again. What do polls say?

I’ve heard you say the Ariz. no side is not well funded. If polls say it is an easy win than having unbalanced funding may not be a big deal.

I understand the importance and symbolism of wins in all three states. But do polls show the urgency in unlocking my wallet? Yep, I don’t part with my dollars easily, though when Michigan went through this in 2004 I found the key to my wallet readily.

The big issue here isn’t just gay marriage, discrimination or abortion — it’s the extent to which we’re willing to let the Christian Taliban interfere with our personal lives.

I think we have a lot of potential allies we’re neglecting, including church-state separation activists and even a lot of libertarians and Goldwater conservatives.

The people who support these bans need to be told that a) not one argument in favor of them has any merit whatsoever and b) they need to learn the ancient words of wisdom: “Mind your own f—-n’ business and stop trying to mess with my life.”

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