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NJ: Senate May Not Have Enough Support to Bring Gay Marriage to a Vote

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New Jersey State Senate President Richard Codey says even though he supports gay marriage, there may not be enough support in his caucus to bring it to a vote. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.REPORTER: Codey, whose acting Governor while Jon Corzine is on ... NJ: Senate May Not Have Enough Support to Bring Gay Marriage to a Vote is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson Phoenix...

Pressure Builds In New Jersey

Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

With the election of the anti-gay Chris Christie, activists are stepping up the pressure on New Jersey's legislature to approve marriage equality before Gov. Jon Corzine leaves office. Corzine, a Democrat unseated in Tuesday's election, said he would sign such a bill. His successor, Republican Chris Christie, opposes same-sex marriages. "New Jersey is at the very top of our list, and it's going...

What Did the Independent Vote Tell Us?

BlueOregon (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

I am not sure why I expected people to resist the temptation to over-read the results of two gubernatorial races on Tuesday. Jon Corzine hasn't seen approval numbers north of 40% in over a year, and his loss in New Jersey seemed inevitable. And Creigh Deeds had been trailing Robert McDonnell by double digits for months. What could these two elections tell us except that unpopular candidates lose elections?...

Obama's Bus Rolls Over Jon Corzine!

Right, Wing-Nut! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

With a set of big, fat tire tracks tattooed across his back, Jon Corzine now joins some pretty elite company...Reverend Wright, Bill Ayers, Austan Goolsbee, Chas Freeman, the Jews...people who were all once useful to him but have now long outlived their primary purpose - to further the ambitions of one Barack Hussein Obama: The people of New Jersey know the cost of this economic crisis...But in Jon,...

Here's why NY-23 was a reason to be cheerful

Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Despite the endless prognosticating about what the defeat of an unpopular governor in New Jersey means for the media goal of electing a Republican president iin 2012, I can't say I was all that disappointed in the election result here in New Jersey. I don't think Jon Corzine has been the disaster that far too many people think he is, but he, like Barack Obama before him, has never been effective in...

Election Day exit polls prove it's still 'the economy, stupid'

WalletPop Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Filed under: Wealth , Relationships , Recession , Retirement-401(k) Despite mainstream media predictions about the election hinging on the president's performance, it appears as though the economy was a much greater factor in the two key gubernatorial races yesterday. The economy was the anvil that crushed the chances of Democrats Jon Corzine and Creigh Deeds. According to exit polls in Virginia and...

Tonight - the first meetings of progressives in the new era - on Marriage Equality

Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Among the many things abruptly scattered into the air in post-election New Jersey is marriage equality, widely understood to be coming up during the lame duck session, and suddenly in if not jeopardy, in some doubt. The new realities are being sifted through right now, at hyper-speed actually, and two waves of meetings - tonight & tomorrow - all over the state will be a key part of the enormous...

The Meaning Of Virginia

Discriminations (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Jay Cost of Real Clear Politics gets almost everything right almost all of the time, but I believe he missed a little in his analysis today of What the Voters Told Us Last Night. Here’s what he says they told us: The following points are what we know for certain: 1. The voters of Virginia declared a preference for Bob McDonnell over Creigh Deeds. 2. The voters of New Jersey declared a preference...

Statement from HRC's Joe Solmonese

Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Joe Solmonese with Jeremy Hooper HRC's Joe Solmonese, whom I met and spoke with length last night, released the following statement today: Dear Louise, A deep and bitter disappointment from Maine yesterday: Maine voters have passed a devastating Proposition 8-style measure overturning the state's marriage equality law. Our hearts are with everyone in Maine who fought so hard to win recognition for...

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Will Third Term Doom Bloomberg?

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Mayor Bloomberg autographs a copy of the Daily News, AP Photo by David Goldman Apparently, today's a bad day to be the richest and most powerful person in New York City. In the wake of last night's not-as-big-as-predicted victory over Democrat Bill Thompson, the press has decided that Mayor Bloomberg's easy days are behind him. The Times thinks that for the first time in years, the mayor "finds...

Election 2009 Results Recap

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

New York : In NY-23, we lost, apparently because the conservatives won, because in their brave new world winning no longer means earning more votes than the other candidates, but rather defeating the candidate that will vote with you most of the time in order to pave the way for the candidate who would theoretically vote with you all the time but has no chance of getting elected in your swing district....

Election 2009: Independents go on a donkey-shoot

Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

All the poll-tracking is over. All the speculation about the meaning of the 2008 election is over. All the wondering about the vitality of the Obama magic is over. Elections have a nice way of clearing the air of prognostications and predictions. We have results. We have actual votes, not polls of possible voters. And the lesson this year is very simple. Independent voters utterly loathe the Democrats....

Voters Send a Message About Self-Financed Candidates in New Jersey and New York City

News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart released the following statement this morning regarding the New York City mayoral election and New Jersey governor's race. "Voters sent a message on Election Day: they are tired of self-financed, Wall Street-connected candidates. Mayor Mike Bloomberg was expected to win by a wide margin, but he barely crossed the 50 percent mark after spending well more than...

Corzine Loses in NJ: Will State Try to Pass Gay Marriage in Lame Duck Session?

Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

With Republican Chris Christie beating gay marriage supporter and incumbent Jon Corzine by more than four points in yesterday's election, New Jersey will find itself with an anti-gay chief executive in January. Does that mean gay marriage is off the ta... Corzine Loses in NJ: Will State Try to Pass Gay Marriage in Lame Duck Session? is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson...

Mixed results for 2009 election

About Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters decided Tuesday whether to keep or repeal key LGBT rights laws in several states. Here are the results: Kalamazoo : The southern Michigan city will keep its law approved by city leaders last June making it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations. Maine: Voters passed Question 1, repealing a statute that legalized...