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Politics : Idea Of The Day
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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (47234)11/3/2004 1:21:08 PM
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Voters in 11 U.S. states passed banson marriages between same-sex couples and California backedspending $3 billion on stem-cell research, in ballot contestsshaped by the policies of President George W. Bush. Gay-marriage bans passed in every state where they appeared, including Ohio and others identified by Bush's campaign as key to his re-election. Republicans said they expected the issue toincrease turnout in states that could swing the presidential race. Bush supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and is opposed to stem-cell research. ``The presence of those measures on the ballot had theeffect of invigorating and mobilizing the conservative base,'' said Tom Shepard, a Republican political consultant in San Diego.``In an election like this where turnout was playing a significant factor in many of these battleground states, thatmobilization of the base made a big difference.''
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