Below The Beltway

With Tuesday’s successful repeal referendum in Maine, it appears that the forces opposed to marriage equality may be making a run at repealing New Hampshire’s gay marriage law:
DOVER — Now that gay marriage has been defeated in Maine, attention again shifts to New Hampshire, where lawmakers say momentum from Tuesday’s vote may fuel legislation to [...]

The vote on a referendum to repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law is way too close to call:
PORTLAND, Maine — The ballot box showdown over Question 1 remained too close to call Tuesday night as the nation watched to see whether Maine voters would become the first to approve same-sex marriage at the polls.
With 69 percent [...]

There’s some interesting information buried in a recent poll of Maine residents:
Question 1, which would roll back legal gay marriage in the state, is trailing 52-43. Catholic voters support the measure, but only by a seven-point margin. Last month, Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage told me that she was confident that the [...]

Well, this is better news that I was expecting:
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge challenged the backers of California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday to explain how allowing gay couples to wed threatens conventional unions, a demand that prompted their lawyer to acknowledge he did not know.
The unusual exchange between U.S. District Chief Judge [...]