[lbo-talk] Maine ballot initiatives

[Billy O'Connor]

Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> Note that in the first case, a "Yes" vote was actually a "No" vote in
> regard to gay marriage, whereas in the second case, a "Yes" vote was in
> favor of can be called the more "liberal" position.
>
> This raises the question of just how many of those voting "Yes" on
> Question 1 did so thinking they were voting in favor of allowing gay
> marriage in Maine.
>
> Given that a swing of less than 3% of the votes cast would have changed
> the outcome, this is not an idle question.

The wording of these things is alway horrendous to me.  I still can't 
say which side of Prop. 8 was the right side without checking.  But this 
is even worse, with a "good" yes right next to a "bad" yes on the same 
ballot.