Maine Question 1 Going Down to the WirePaul Hogarthbyline‚ Oct. 29‚ 2009This morning, I will arrive at Portland International Jetport to spend the last six days of the campaign for No on 1. Maine isnt used to having its elections in the national spotlight, but the outcome will have a profound effect in the fight for marriage equality and only 500,000 people are expected to vote. I left Maine two weeks ago, feeling very optimistic about how the campaign was reaching out to voters, and staying on message. I remain hopeful in the final week, but am getting nervous at how the opposition has taken their nasty attacks to a whole new level worse than what we saw last year in California. We should win, but only if we have enough volunteers on the ground to get every last voter out. I will be at a hotel in South Portland coordinating the out-of-state travelers who are driving up from neighboring states. We still need more so if you know anyone on the East Coast, tell them to join us. |