Posted on 10/25/2006 1:14:04 PM PDT by rface
Some had speculated the decision might be held up until after Nov. 7, to bolster U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's chances of election in a hotly contested race with potential national ramifications. A ruling for gay marriage could trigger a backlash from conservative voters that might swing the race in favor of Menendez's opponent, Republican Thomas H. Kean Jr., according to some pundits.
Both Menendez and Kean have the same position on same-sex unions - they are against gay marriage but favor domestic partnerships already permitted by the state - but the fear of some Democrats is that Republicans angered by the decision would take out their frustration against a candidate they perceived as "liberal."
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said the timing has been a major talking point in political circles. "It could be a plus or minus for Bob Menendez... . I think Menendez will have a problem if it comes down before the election and they legalize some sort of gay marriage... . Is it a big enough problem to cost him his seat? I don't know. But it would be a problem."
The antigay marriage lobby also is poised with its strategy.
"We are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect marriage," said Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council. "We will move for a state constitutional amendment to define marriage."
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.....the above is an excerpted article from today's Philly Inquirer
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BELOW is our ugly distant cousin worrying about the backlash and the fear of losing the Menendez contest:
This is an very active and hotly debated discussion
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Menedez just lost NJ. **Damn it...Homos I love ya', but couldn't you have waited 'till after the Erection???...
WTF. Why is it that the gay marriage issues always crops up right before the election. I fully support homosexual rights, but this ruling by the NJ Supreme Court just energized the Christofascist vote and will likely result in an erosion of Dem wins in Nov.
Next time, can we just table the homosexual marriage thing until mid-election cycle?
J
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coincidence or not...
Yes, turn away from your Sodomite ways and turn to Jesus for redemption and forgiveness.
HEH HEH! I read that thread on DU too. They are very worried right now.
Kean Jr. is just a " RAT" in Pubbie clothing . What's a person to do ? Elect ANOTHER Chaffee?? I'll pass on this cycle. BOTH are poison.
Waiting is "torture," Steven Goldstein said, but there's something worse. "I have gotten absolutely zero sleep in the last few days. I wake up in the middle of the night and rush to my computer...."
Dear Steve - just quietly go back to your pornography you fag and don't talk about it publicly. What you do with your computer in the middle of the night doesn't interest us.
The Keans are rich, liberal, country club Republicans. But the New Jersey Democrats are even worse.
Sort of like God allowing Adam to name the animals; your Rulers, oh New Jersey, are allowing you to name this monster.
Deserves repeating, over & over & over!! Thanks!!
I realy don't know if there will be any real backlash - but it could cause a little sway in the support....we'll see the coming days.
New Jersey holds its gubernatorial and legislative elections in odd-numbered years. In 2007, the legislature is up for grabs, and the governorship comes up in 2009. This issue will have no immediate effect on state government because state government is not up for grabs.
Seats in Congress are up for grabs this November, but this state decision will have little effect on House races and the Senate race unless it's a purely emotional effect.
The state Supreme Court's ultimatum to the legislature, however, puts the Democrats in a lose-lose situation for 2007. If they create "gay marriage" or "gay civil unions", a lot of people are going to be steamed, mostly conservative. If they balk, they are going to piss off liberals. If the state Supreme Court takes over because the legislature cannot, then you have an even larger backlash from voters in general because unelected judges have redefined how the people shall live.
This is one of those decisions that will have greater effects in a year than in a month.
Your choice. Of course, it'll be a relief knowing you won't be taking up any bandwidth complaining about anything political here for the next two years.
(steely)
This is just the issue to get the social conservatives to the polls. I think the GOP probably just picked up at least two seats they otherwise would have lost.
The liberals are so dumb, so blatantly stupid. I hope Kean has the good sense to denounce the court or at a minimum, to keep quiet. If he supports the ruling, he will probably clinch defeat from the jaws of victory.
"Steven Goldstein said I have gotten absolutely zero sleep in the last few days."
Maybe he should count penises....then go off to sleep!
Most people I know from NJ are very conservative!
I ALWAYS complain about the politics in this friggin' state . BUT as of Jan 1, I will have permanent residency in good old Florida where my vote WILL count for something . YOU can make sure to shut the door when YOU decide to leave.
He may be a RINO but an R next to his name will affect things like Chairmanships in the Senate. It will be much worse if the Dems take control.
You pass... we all lose. Wake up.
Kean just came out saying he wants Rumsfield to resign,Hastert to resign, and bashed Limbaugh over his MJ Fox comments . He might as well move to the other side of the aisle .
Do you want THIS guy to be the deciding vote in the Senate ? We are between a rock and a hard place on this one . The Republican party NEVER should have selected this goofball as a Senate candidate .
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