Obama wins!
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008By Monica F. Helms
As I type this, there are just two states that haven’t been called, Missouri and North Carolina. Obama has won 349 electoral votes to McCain’s 147. McCain took Georgia and the Senate race is still a toss up. With Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss at 52%, Democrat Jim Martin at 44% and Libertarian Allen Buckley at 4%, and with many votes still uncounted, we could be looking at a run-off. I hope that happens.
However, most of the propositions and initiatives aimed at LGBT people passed. Arizona’s amendment to their constitution to ban same-sex marriage, Prop 102, passed, 56% to 44%. Arkansas’ Initiative 1, a ban on gay couples from adopting children, passed 57% to 43%. Florida’s Amendment 2, a constitution amendment banning gay marriage, needed 60% to pass and it got 62%. California’s Prop 8, a ban on gay marriage, is still undecided, but it leads 52% to 48%.