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
(click the link to read the discussion)
This could swing as many as 10 Senate races and 40 House races...
you must know all 3 people....most that I encounter each and know or work with ...are lib/dems!!!!!
Whatever backlash there might be will be nullified by Tom Kean Jr.'s recent political suicide. He has gratuitously announced that he is pro embryonic stem cell research, anti-Rumsfled and (can you believe this!) anti-Rush Limbaugh! LOL It appears that this is one instance of the acorn falling quite a distance from the tree. Oh, yes, this boy is one for the books! LOL
don't bring logic to their rhetoric...that just confuses them and makes them mad.....
It's drama queenese for verklempt.
Any one have any confidence of N.J. taking a conservative stance on any issue?
Only thing I'd bet on concerning N.J. is that the mob rules.
(organized crime that is)
Both may be poison, but one is a worse poison.
Is it not better to have a rat in pubbie clothing than a rat in rats clothing?
At least the first counts towards who sits in the speakers chair and holds the majority on the committees. The man may never vote for a R issue in his life and he would still be valuable for the vote count he gives the party in holding the Legislature.
Sure, I would rather have a real puppie - but at present, you have to choose the lesser of to weavils.
One rat swims by himself. The other in his herd.
Please, GO VOTE.
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