Gay-Friendly GOP San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders To Testify For Olson/Boies

Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, who in 2007 changed his mind on same-sex marriage in a tear-filled press conference with his lesbian daughter, will testify in the federal suit to repeal Prop 8 being brought by superstar lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies.
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Can Basically Representatives Vote How They Want?

Andrew Gelman tries to answer: Being a moderate is worth about 2% of the vote in a congressional election: it ain’t nuthin, but it certainly is not a paramount concern for most representatives.
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DeVore Notwithstanding, Fiorina’s a Mainstream Conservative

If Chuck DeVore wants to run against Dede Scozzafava, he should move to New York.  I believe she’s up for reelection next fall to the State Assembly.
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Yakima County republicans support the reelection of pro-equality legislator

State Rep. Norm Johnson (R-14th) was one of the 93 (of 147) Washington state legislators who voted last Spring for the 2009 domestic partnership expansion law (SB 5688).
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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.Remember how health insurance reform was going to be wrapped up before the August recess? We're halfway through November and the Senate hasn't even produced its bill.
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No On 1 Documentary

Watch this. Now.

Blockquotes are statements released by the producers of this documentary, done in 2 parts because of YouTube size restrictions.
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Bloomberg and marriage: The third term's the charm?

Last week, he won reelection. This week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg's using some of his political capital to ensure that all of his gay friends will set super-high expectations for the wedding gift that they receive from the monied mayor.
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Gay-Friendly Dayton Mayor Unseated

The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, lost her bid for reelection on Tuesday, and some attribute it to her support for a gay rights ordinance.
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2010 panic: kiss our issues goodbye now...

Over at The Hill, our window of opportunity is, after election 2009 shivers, apparenly chasing our legislative allies up for re-election in Red/Purple states back into the closet.
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Democrats Not Sure DADT Repeal Will Be On Their Agenda In 2010

Worried about the coming midterm elections, Democrats are running scared from any controversial legislation and say they aren't sure that a repeal of DADT will even be on their agenda in 2010.
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2010 panic: kiss our issues goodbye now...

Over at The Hill, our window of opportunity is, after election 2009 shivers, apparenly chasing our legislative allies up for re-election in Red/Purple states back into the closet.
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2009 campaign takeaway: negative ads not (always) effective

Would-be Jon Corzines are quaking in their boots (and heels).  Having watched firsthand an unpopular Democratic Governor win reelection in the Golden State in 2002 by trashing his opponent, I thought the New Jersey Democrat’s nasty campaign might have worked.
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Bloomberg Narrowly Wins Reelection

Michael Bloomberg won reelection as mayor of New York City, but the close outcome surprised political observers.
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Karzai declared victor in Afghanistan

The lesson from the election in Afghanistan is that massive fraud pays off. Karzai was officially declared the winner today: Afghan election officials canceled a presidential runoff and proclaimed the reelection of President Hamid Karzai on Monday, a day after Karzai's top challenger declared he would not take part in a second round of voting scheduled for Saturday because of a persistent risk of fraud.
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Joe Lieberman admits he prefers we don't pass health care reform at all

As someone tweeted on Twitter last night: Got the Joe Lieberman costume ready. Gonna stand in front of porches and block kids from getting candy.
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President Dewey Considers the New Jersey Election

Should New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon Corzine win reelection next Tuesday, despite approval ratings that remain in the basement, he should be grateful his Republican opponent never considered the advice of former President Thomas E.
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Maine's Gov Baldacci Speaks Marriage Equality With Dr. Maddow (video)

Yesterday, Maine Governor John Baldacci appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the upcoming battle over Question 1 in Maine.
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Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.Lots of activity on the health care front. The Senate seems to be moving in the right direction.
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David Paterson Vows to Run for Reelection, Despite Obama Request

Fearing that unpopular New York Governor David Paterson's presence at the top of the ticket could drag down Democratic candidates statewide, the White House has asked Paterson to step aside and not run for reelection in 2010.
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Dodd proposing single regulator to watch over Wall Street

A very big gamble from the Senator who is in for a tough reelection battle. Obama initially favored a similar plan but backed off due to a fear of Wall Street lobbyists slowing the process and then breaking it apart.
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