Gavin
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Out here on the Left Coast, there is a persistent story making the rounds to the effect that the biggest culprit in the loss of the Presidential election by the Democrats is SanFrancisco's featherweight Mayor, Gavin Newsome. It was Newsome who chose to defy California Law and authorize same-sex marriages in San Francisco — the Capitol of the area that has become known as the land of fruits and nuts. Up until he made his fateful decision ( it was later reversed by the Courts) same sex marriage was a peripheral issue on the back burner of the political range. Mr. Newsome's adventure transformed it into a major national issue that clearly energized the traditional value folks all over the country. Eleven states had ballot issues to ban same sex marriages and all eleven passed — by big margins.
As the story goes, the suddenly activated conservatives (called religious fanatics or right wing extremists by the elitist left) voted in droves to support the ballot measures and also, George Bush. Hence, the heavy voter turnout that added to the Bush vote talley can be placed at the doorstep of Mr Newsome — back in San Francisco. The Democrats claim that the huge turnout of conservatives in Ohio made the difference. There just may be something to this version of post election analysis.
There is no doubt that many people voted their convictions, and the Republicans won the culture war. If the country is deeply divided , it won't be bridged easily as long as the “losers” keep condescendingly referring to “stupid red-neck morons” in the Red states. And you wonder why there is such a divide??
Maybe Gavin wasn't the main culptrit. Any party that has Michael Moore as its image isn't going to appeal to most adult Americans.