The People's Exhibit A (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} davidology) wrote in friendofjack, |
Depended on the poll. Nonetheless they were close, and some did show it passing. In the end, I think a lot of people didn't think it would make it. Seemed unfathomable that Obama would command such a lead and Prop 8 would pass.
It was a miscalculation, of course.
But when Prop 8 first was introduced, it was VERY far behind and stayed that way. Then a bunch of out of state money came in for TV ads and turned the tide in the last few weeks. It all happened rather quickly. I saw the polls, but truthfully even though I was out at rallies up until the election, in my heart, I still thought it would fail. I was pretty crushed, as were a lot of people, when it passed.
I think don't think we believed it would happen.
We've lived in a pretty gay-friendly bubble here in California for a very long time. We sadly needed that to wake ourselves up. What's come out since has been amazing though.
It was a miscalculation, of course.
But when Prop 8 first was introduced, it was VERY far behind and stayed that way. Then a bunch of out of state money came in for TV ads and turned the tide in the last few weeks. It all happened rather quickly. I saw the polls, but truthfully even though I was out at rallies up until the election, in my heart, I still thought it would fail. I was pretty crushed, as were a lot of people, when it passed.
I think don't think we believed it would happen.
We've lived in a pretty gay-friendly bubble here in California for a very long time. We sadly needed that to wake ourselves up. What's come out since has been amazing though.
