11/02/09- by Julie Phineas As residents in Maine gear up for Election Day tommorrow, a new poll shows those who are in favor of overturning marriage equality in the state are winning by a narrow margin of 51% to 47%. LGBT activists are in high gear tonight, issuing a “Red Alert” to all who favor marriage [...]
11/02/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire And now for something completely different…a politician being sued by Pythons. That, at least, is the possible outcome of the election tomorrow between New Jersey Governor John Corzine and his opponent Chris Christie. A recently pulled down and expunged advertisement run by Christie’s campaign featured a segment of the popular show [...]
11/02/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire On Tuesday, Maine voters will be going to the polls to determine if outside money can buy a New England election. The outcome of this election could determine the future of Senator Olympia Snowe, or whether or not the New Hampshire race to replace Senator Judd Gregg will be determined more [...]
The latest TV ad from the Yes on 1 campaign argues that same-sex marriage will be taught in school. If you were a child with same-sex parents, how would you feel watching this ad? How would you feel if your parents couldn’t marry? How would you feel if you were treated less than others? Wouldn’t [...]
11/01/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Yesterday, moderate Republican Dierdre Scozzafava pulled out of the New York 23 race and left Doug Hoffman hoping that she would support him. Instead, she threw her support behind Democrat Bill Owens. Her decision may come as a surprise to some, but not to others. Scozzafava was deemed to be too [...]
11/01/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Marriages stemming from the time when California accepted and recognized same-sex marriages are not being recognized as being actual marriages according to a married gay couple in California. The legal case against SkyWest over this issue and centers around a couple who are not being afforded the same benefits that heterosexual [...]
10/31/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Today, Dierdre Scozzafava made it clear that she is, for all intents and purposes, dropping from the New York 23 race. Scozzafava is bowing out as the race runs towards its conclusion largely because there is almost no possibility of her winning the race. Currently, there is no non-partisan polling for [...]
Dear Melanie: It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California. With a young family and responsibilities at city hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to — and should be — done. [...]