Did Prop 8 Voters Know What They Were Voting For?

[JBeukema]

In 2008, California voters passed Prop 8 -- the controversial measure where "no" meant "yes" and "yes" meant "no” – which had the effect of prohibiting gay marriage. But ever since, researchers have been trying to figure out if confusion may have thrown off some voters, and whether the final split, 52 to 48 percent, may not be the most accurate measure of how the Golden State thinks about the controversial idea.

A report released today by the LGBT Mentoring Project (an admittedly not unbiased group) explores why the measure passed, by how much, and at whose hands. In a video, author David Fleischer, who heads the group, highlighted some of the most important findings of his study. While many people believed that African-American voters were one demographic that swayed the final outcome, “No on 8” was behind from the start with that group, said Fleischer.

Did Prop 8 Voters Know What They Were Voting For? - Newsweek

 

[Avatar4321]

No. They had no clue what they were voting for. That's the only possible explanation for why the progressives lost that election. There is no possible way the people just might not support them. The only possible way for them to have lost is that the people are just too stupid to know what they are doing.

Logically, with the people too stupid to make decisions, we need to put our trust in the intellectuals of society and the common man shouldn't be able to vote. And by intellectual, they mean themselves. Wow, what a shocker!

Let's just hope these supposedly brilliant people who can't even seem to vote for their issues correctly, can lead us to a new age of glory. And let's hope all of us peasants can eat their scraps and keep up!

 

[AHILLS205]

The disease that struck palm beach and dade county voters in 2000 has clearly made its way to san francisco............................voting can be sooooooo confusing....lol

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Another try by the elite to make the case that people are to stupid to be allowed to vote.

 

[Steerpike]

Of course they knew what they were voting for.

People are trying to make the same argument for Prop C in Missouri (health care freedom act). It's just a sour grapes explanation to come to grips with the fact that a majority of people voted against one's own beliefs.