Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads - and President Barack Obama 's lack of engagement - for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.

[Ken]

President Obama couldn't have changed anything. Mainers believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
Children deserve to be brought up in the time honored manner with a mother and father. What they learn from their parents will influence their thinking for the rest of their lives.
What future does a boy or a girl have believing only in same sex marriages? What future does this leave for society?

[manwolf]

Ken wrote:

Mainers believe marriage is between a man and a woman.

__________

correction: Only 53% of Mainers believe that.

[its me]

I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman not same sex. I think more people believe in that than what voted. I couldn't vote I had no way of getting there to vote. And I know plenty more that couldn't get there either for one reason or another and all of them would have voted yes. I think if this comes again we will just have to make sure that everyone votes next time around. I am just glad that it is the same. Just wish the marijauna vote didn't pass. College students are now planning ways and looking into how California does things with that law and they have figured out plenty of ways to be able to get and use marijauna legally without really having a medical problem. The ruling should have stated, Cancer only or something to that effect. That is just my opinion.

[truthseeker]

I am one of an even smaller minority of gays who are mostly happy with the current laws regarding civil union in maine. i fully understand the feeling on both sides of this issue. there are some things regarding health care and death benefits that need to be changed/updated but for the most part we are afforded the same rights as married couples. i think that the zealots on both sides of this issue would be better served finding ways to work together on important issues which affect us all. this marriage debate is way too political and serves no helpful purpose except to flame the fires of separatism that we should be working to quell. the words marriage/civil union are not so important as the ability of all to raise safe healthy families.