SSM on the Ballot

This article discusses an interesting factor to watch in the elections this fall--the presence of SSM-related provisions on several state ballots, including in potentially critical states such as Missouri, Oregon, Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio. Pundits' first pass at the issue is to suggest that it will help Bush and Republicans, as the conservative religious vote may mobilize to defeat those measures. Since the depression of that vote by the DUI late hit in 2000 seemed to be a factor in the closeness of the 2000 election, that could be important.