Maine: Pushing Marriage Equality in the Boonies

That’s just one of many challenges I have seen in the past few days, as our Bangor team responsible for the northeast corner of the state mine votes for marriage equality – in a region we surely expect to lose. The fear tactics used by the opposition have more potency with swing voters up here, and the challenge of getting supporters to “vote early” is far greater. Northern Mainers are a stubborn lot, with many insisting – despite our pleas – on waiting until Election Day to vote at the polls. But we’re finding support in the most unexpected of places, and in a statewide race turning out every last vote for marriage equality is key.

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