With the Democrats on the verge of nominating Senator Obama for President, there’s little doubt that McCain is a lucky man. But can he be lucky enough to have a chance in the solidly blue presidential election state of California?
As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, the required number of signatures have been collected to place a vote for a Californian Constitution amendment that would ban same sex marriage in California on the ballot in November. We all remember the positive impact that same sex initiatives had for President George W. Bush in 2004.
Could the marriage amendment vote bring out Evangelicals, Catholics, and other socially conservative leaning groups to the polls and help McCain possibly carry California? At this point, that seems unlikely, but there is little doubt that many conservatives are not excited by McCain, and a significant percentage of those may have sat out this vote, but there is little doubt that this vote could help deliver them to the polls. I have to believe with a choice between Obama, an extreme liberal with ties to anti-American rhetoric spewing individuals, and McCain, a war hero, that they would be much more inclined to vote against the rookie senator.
