Although overall polling for Proposition 8 shows a close race, within subgroups there are some large differences in sentiment, based on a poll conducted between October 18-28 by the Field Poll.
source: Ballotpedia.org
A "yes" vote takes away the right to marry. Opponents of Prop 8 have not conceded yet as all the votes for California have yet to be counted. Yesterday, civil rights groups moved very quickly to file court challenges in order to strike down the amendment. In my opinion, change is coming quickly. Obama was against the proposition while McCain, of course, supported it. Four years ago in the last presidential election, California residents were split 60-40. This election year, the numbers have evened out and currently stand at 52-48, still denying the right to marry. Thirty states now have marriage bans. Arkansas added a measure to their state laws banning single people, gay or straight, from adopting children or being a foster parent.
How sad is is that the right to marry is being defended by so many people who support the sanctity of marriage while roughly 50% of all marriages end in divorce? And to deny two people who love each other the right to marry or who wish to raise a child in a loving atmosphere is simply ridiculous. People are not thinking clearly and without bias. It has nothing to do with sanctity; these ideas and obvious voter turnout is because of fear of people who are different from them. America was founded on the differences between its citizens. Such a negative time for our country, but also a really positive move, looking back in time, in the right direction. Its just going to take a little more time, and this is only a setback. You know the saying: What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Right?
And just a quick note: its very interesting to see how our country, mainly white, voted in an African-American president, yet blacks turned out in record numbers and discriminated against a specific minority. The pot calling the kettle black just works in so many ways, but I don't want to sound racist. There are still more straight, fearsome people in the world; I think straight black people are way more biased when it comes to LGBT issues.
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