Gearing Up…

“Backers of Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that would amend California’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage, had, as of last week, raised nearly $2.3 million while foes had raised about $1.3 million. Fund-raising for the campaigns is only now beginning in earnest, and consultants predict that by the time voters go to the polls, each side will have raised as much as $15 million.” [Boston Globe]