Prop 8 losing steam.

[Archaea]

It was announced in HP group that the Church would no longer encourage members to call friends in California to vote in favor of it. Apparently I was sleeping when they announced they would select some to participate. But I was awake when they canceled this option.

[Jeff Lebowski]

What are the latest poll numbers? Last I heard, the pro-prop 8 votes had pulled ahead.

[NorCal Cat]

Originally Posted by Archaea

It was announced in HP group that the Church would no longer encourage members to call friends in California to vote in favor of it. Apparently I was sleeping when they announced they would select some to participate. But I was awake when they canceled this option.

LMAO! And this means it's losing steam because...?

[PaloAltoCougar]

Originally Posted by Archaea

It was announced in HP group that the Church would no longer encourage members to call friends in California to vote in favor of it. Apparently I was sleeping when they announced they would select some to participate. But I was awake when they canceled this option.

My sense is that the brethren determined it would be politically unwise to have phone banks staffed with thousands of non-California residents calling into the state trying to influence the vote. I think this was a smart decision.

And unlike my earlier impression that Prop. 8 would go down to defeat fairly handily, my current view is that it will go down to the wire. The pro-8 effort is extremely well-organized and the last 48 hours will be decisive.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar

My sense is that the brethren determined it would be politically unwise to have phone banks staffed with thousands of non-California residents calling into the state trying to influence the vote. I think this was a smart decision.

And unlike my earlier impression that Prop. 8 would go down to defeat fairly handily, my current view is that it will go down to the wire. The pro-8 effort is extremely well-organized and the last 48 hours will be decisive.

I had all but written it off, but the current polling shows a very well-organized effort, so it will be closely than I had predicted. My guess is that the overwhelming support for Obama will be enough to defeat it, but anything goes in crazy California.

[SteelBlue]

The most interesting thing about current numbers is that it's young voters who are keeping it close. That really surprises me.

[All-American]

Here at UC-Provo, they read a letter over the pulpit asking California voters to volunteer their time.

[NorCal Cat]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I had all but written it off, but the current polling shows a very well-organized effort, so it will be closely than I had predicted. My guess is that the overwhelming support for Obama will be enough to defeat it, but anything goes in crazy California.

Right, with Obama being pro-gay marriage and all. Oh wait...he isn't.

There are a lot of Democrat Catholics in California that are for Prop 8.

[TripletDaddy]

Prop 8 has done a very solid job at getting their word out.

The No and Prop 8 movement has been unimpressive and unpersuasive thus far.

[exUte]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I had all but written it off, but the current polling shows a very well-organized effort, so it will be closely than I had predicted. My guess is that the overwhelming support for Obama will be enough to defeat it, but anything goes in crazy California.

or at least he says so. So who knows?