Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Please vote today!

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
Home » Discuss » Places » Maine Donate to DU
 
WonderGrunion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 08:09 AM
Original message
Please vote today!
Maine has a historic opportunity today to turn the tide against anti-GLBT bigots. Vote NO on 1 and keep Maine's Equal Marriage law intact.
Refresh | 0 Recommendations Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
rtassi Donating Member (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 11:43 AM
Response to Original message
1. My wife and I just returned from voting in Rockport ... "No" of course ...
Edited on Tue Nov-03-09 11:44 AM by rtassi
Just received a call indicating as of the last poll "NO" was 4% down ... I hope that changes in today's exits.. but based on the demo I saw in the town office ... I saw no young people at all there ... Just a bunch of hard of hearing Hard Boiled Old Mainer's
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 03:15 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. That would be the PPP Poll with the 4% down
the poll assumed 10% more conservatives turn out than historically has been the case - Nate Silver/fivethirtyeight.com said if you adjust it for historical turnout it was 46 - 53 for equality:)

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/11/2009-elections-preview-maine-question-1.html

Analysis: All the polls show a very low number of undecideds, so like most close elections, it's a question of turnout. And the pollsters have different opinions about what turnout is liable to be. PPP has people under 45 representing about 38 percent of the electorate, whereas Research 2000 has them at 51 percent of the electorate. PPP's figures are a closer match for Maine's 2006 electorate, when 36 percent of voters were 45 or under.

On the other hand, PPP shows conservatives outnumbering liberals 36-23, whereas those numbers have been about evenly split in exit polling of Maine's elections in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Were the liberal-conservative split to match 2006, for example, when Maine's electorate was 26 percent liberal, 26 percent conservative, and 48 percent moderate, then Question 1 would fail 46-53, according to PPP's internals.
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
rtassi Donating Member (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 04:23 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. I hope you are right!
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
cecilfirefox Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 04:36 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. Nervous as hell and praying for victory. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-03-09 05:49 PM
Response to Reply #3
5. I do too. I cant even sit still right now! n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Wed May 01st 2024, 01:51 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Places » Maine Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC