2004 Presidential Election
Gay marriage has become an issue in this year's presidential election. President Bush stopped his dancing around the subject yesterday with his announcement that he supports Colorado Representative Marylyn Musgrave's proposed Constitutional Amendment that states that marriage should be defined as the union of a man and a woman, which would effectively ban marriage between same sex couples. Where does the Colorado delegation stand? Diana DeGette , Mark Udall, Scott McInnis, are all against the amendment to the federal constitution. Maryilyn Musgrave, Tom Tancredo, Bob Beauprez, and Joel Hefley all support the amendment. Wayne Allard is for the amendment and Ben Nighthorse Campbell is against. (Source: Rocky Mountain News [February 25, 2004, "Where Colorado's delegation stands"]. That's 4 to 3 (57%) for it in the house and 1 to 1 (50%) in the Senate. Judging by the Colorado (an extremely red state) delegation the amendment has no chance at getting through the House and Senate (2/3 vote required) and very little chance in receiving 3/4 of the states approval. Not a scientific poll 
A Denver resident is proposing a recall of John Hickenlooper because of the Mayor's stance on gay marriage, according to the Denver Post [February 25, 2004, "Resident to work for recall of mayor"]. From the article, "A Denver resident wants to organize a recall effort to punish Mayor John Hickenlooper for taking a stand against a federal constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage. Late last week, Joel N. Levitt notified city officials that he wants to collect signatures to hold a recall election of Hickenlooper. 'He could have remained mute to his personal beliefs and been a mile ahead,' Levitt wrote in an e-mail message to Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown. Hickenlooper has crossed the line, Levitt wrote, 'and we intend to do something positive about it unless he steps back from the abyss. It is still not too late for an apology.'"
Update: John Kerry is leading John Edwards 60 to 19 in California according to a recent Field Poll according to the Daily Kos.
Update: Colorado Luis: "I think George W. Bush lost the election today."
Update: Daily Kos "Idaho and Utah went big for Kerry. Hawaii hasn't reported yet, but will likely do the same. The big show is next week." The Kos is referring to Super Tuesday.
Update: Blogs For Bush: "But it's important to point out that Bush did not make gay marriage an issue, Massachusetts and San Francisco did."
Update: Andrew Sullivan: "Those of us who supported this president in 2000, who have backed him whole-heartedly during the war, who have endured scorn from our peers as a result, who trusted that this president was indeed a uniter rather than a divider, now know the truth."
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