A Prop 8 challenge for swankers

[BarTopDancer]

EQCA has been spreading the word about the threatening letters from the 'protect marriage' people.

In happy news my parents are both voting NO on 8. I didn't even have to try and convince them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I wonder why Apple waited so long, but they've announced their opposition to Prop 8 and a $100K donation to the No campaign. Better late than never.

[Kevy Baby]

I'm beginning to think that the swing in the polls to show that "Yes" was pulling ahead is a good thing for defeating 8. It is pushing people who weren't speaking up (and donating) to come out of the closet.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I'm beginning to think that the swing in the polls to show that "Yes" was pulling ahead is a good thing for defeating 8. It is pushing people who weren't speaking up (and donating) to come out of the closet.

Perhaps, perhaps not. I see it more as a money flow thing. Yes got a LOT of money, from the LDS and other sources. The No side simply does not have the funding, so they had to be very strategic with their spending. So they spent a little bit of money at the beginning to generate some fund raising efforts. Those fund raising efforts generated some more, free, word of mouth for a while and built a lead for "No". I get the feeling they fully expected that lead to evaporate, knowing that the Yes folks would have the fundage to start advertising early and often. I get the feeling the strategy was to hold off on spending until either a pre-planned date, or until the poll numbers dropped back to even, then use whatever money they managed to get together for one last surge, which is what we're seeing now.

ETA: Actually, that might explain why Apple waited. They may have been asked to hold off for a bit, hoping to pick a moment where enough people were paying attention for it to make a decent impact.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I stopped by the Dem office here and they said they have run out of No on 8 stickers due to demand, and that more are on the way.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I'm beginning to think that the swing in the polls to show that "Yes" was pulling ahead is a good thing for defeating 8. It is pushing people who weren't speaking up (and donating) to come out of the closet.

So to speak...

[BarTopDancer]

The Irvine office said they have been photocopying No on 8 stuff to hand out. I'm going to stop by on my way home.

[Chernabog]

When I went to a No on 8 fundraiser the other day the rep from the campaign said that they were saving a lot of money initially (due to limited resources), so that they could blitz the airwaves in the next few weeks.

[BarTopDancer]

LA Times Opinion section has a bit on the threatening letters the Yes on 8 campaign has been sending out.

Story here.

I also emailed several news stations, maybe they'll pick it up if enough people contact them.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

LA Times Opinion section has a bit on the threatening letters the Yes on 8 campaign has been sending out.

Story here.

I also emailed several news stations, maybe they'll pick it up if enough people contact them.

Apple joins the list of No on 8 supporters.

Apple Inc. announced on Friday that it had donated $100,000 to fight California’s Proposition 8, which aims to change the state’s constitution in order to outlaw marriage equality, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
“Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental right -- including the right to marry -- should not be affected by their sexual orientation,” the company said in a statement. “Apple views this as a civil rights issue rather than just a political issue and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.” (The Advocate)

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