The values effect
Lots of interesting election analysis at the Washington Blade Blog about the ‘moral values’ effect. Although various politicians, such as
California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, is crediting the mass gay weddings as a factor – “It gave [conservatives] a position to rally around. The whole issue has been too much, too fast, too soon’ – as Blade news editor Ken Sain points out
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