Alright... We have a set back in Maine. The battle took another turn and marriage equality wasn't won.
It hurts, but now we need to dust ourselves off and get back to work.
For the last few days, I seen and read many things about out loss in Maine. The blame game continues and folks rant and rave about "Who shot J.R.?" and other drama.
But instead of blaming God and Smurfette, we need to gather new strategies for the next battle. In my personal opinion, we are wasting energy blaming Obama. We are going on an empty notion that his words would've change their minds just like that. Maine is a heavy Catholic area, their believe system is deeply rooted in that faith. With that in mind, I'm not sure Obama's words would've made a difference.
Folks have said Obama could've campaigned for Maine the same way he did for the candidates in Virginia and New Jersey... However, they lost. It would been nice to hear him talk about Maine, but it's a bit naive to believe that it's his fault.
We had some victories, we should relish in that. They may be considered small, but they are strong steps in the right direction.
The loss in Maine was not so huge, we can see that folks are willing to be open-minded and it's only a matter of time. I believe it will happen, I know it will. However, I'm not going to waste time blaming everybody and everything. I'm going to keep on movin' and working.
Let's be resilient and less snarky.
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