tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post3082555000135795190..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Override: Congratulations, VermontBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-54750836153846360912009-04-07T19:21:00.000-07:002009-04-07T19:21:00.000-07:00I'm skeptical. As more states start allowing for i...I'm skeptical. As more states start allowing for it, other states are going to harden their stances against it. All things won't remain equal in that regard.<BR/><BR/>I would also add that Utah will almost certainly be among the last hold-outs. Mormons are in a way more conservative than Evangelicals because they are more likely to practice what they preach and their church keeps the reigns on tighter. Idaho will likely be at the tail end, too, because it also has a significant Mormon population. Even most liberal-minded Mormons I know are not liberal at all on that subject. And even when the population does shift in favor of gay marriage, the voting population will lag behind because Mormons are so much more politically active. The best hope for either of those states is to stuff SLC and Boise with a whole lot of outsiders.<BR/><BR/>I do agree that it will shift, though. And even before they lose their majority, the Republicans in charge are likely to back off the issue for appearance sake. The same way that their leaders have difficulty articulating the position of the party ranks on immigration and affirmative action, they will have trouble with gay marriage (and similar issues), too.trumwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156143676616919381noreply@blogger.com