Black Voters Not to Blame if Proposition 8 Passes

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Black Voters Not to Blame if Proposition 8 Passes
Filed by: Michael Crawford
September 22, 2008 4:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/black_voters_not_to_blame_if_proposition.php

A troubling New York Times article on Proposition 8, the proposed California anti-marriage constitutional amendment, asserts that some marriage supporters are concerned that strong support for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy among Black voters may spell trouble for efforts to defeat the proposal to take away marriage rights for same-sex couples.

    Mr. Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, is against the measure. But opponents of the proposed ban worry that many black voters, enthused by Mr. Obama's candidacy but traditionally conservative on issues involving homosexuality, could pour into voting stations in record numbers to punch the Obama ticket -- and then cast a vote for Proposition 8.