DATA DUMP — "All the polls show a very low number of undecideds, so like most close elections, it's a question of turnout. And the pollsters have different opinions about what turnout is liable to be. PPP has people under 45 representing about 38 percent of the electorate, whereas Research 2000 has them at 51 percent of the electorate. PPP's figures are a closer match for Maine's 2006 electorate, when 36 percent of voters were 45 or under. [...] A statistical analysis I conducted last month, which was based on the results from previous gay marriage referenda in other states, gave the Yes on 1 side just an 11 percent chance of prevailing, although the fraction rises to 32 percent after an ad-hoc adjustment for the fact that this is an off-year election. In spite of the PPP poll, I'm not especially persuaded to deviate substantially from those numbers: the polling average still favors the 'No' side, albeit narrowly; the 'No' side seems to have run the superior campaign, and the cellphone issue may be worth a point or two. The tight polling, certainly, should keep everybody on their toes, and gay marriage could quite easily be overturned. But I'd still put the Yes on 1 side as about a 5-to-2 underdog." —Stats whiz Nate Silver with an Election Day-eve prediction for Maine
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Yeah, but Queerty and their twit friends (all 20,000 of 'em) had a really HUGE and effective gay march on Washington!! Who gives a shit about Maine?
I do Yeah Yeah……My partner and I of 30 yrs would like to have the same rights as everyone else in this state.!!
Jon – then you guys should have had Maine Equality March. It got us the Hate Crimes Law, and soon our full Federal Rights. If you lose the vote, don't lose hope – we'll get everything from the Federal Government. Obama is ours.