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NY Mag: Why Gay Marriage Lost in NY
Source: nymag.com
Added by: bridgetl 2 years ago
Description: New Yorkers who watched the tears and emotions on display on the State Senate floor today might have concluded that the vote on same-sex marriage came down to ideology, religion, and conscience. In reality, the outcome — a lopsided 38-24 defeat for the gay rights movement — was the product of hard calculations and politics. The bottom line was this: The majority of the eight Democrats who voted "No" did so because they thought it would increase — or not harm — their chances of getting re-elected next year. And Republicans didn't see the point of sticking their necks out with a single vote for a bill that was doomed. Read more: The Politics of New York's Gay Marriage Defeat -- Daily Intel http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/12/the_politics_of_the_new_yorks.html#ixzz0YdM5rNTe