Exit Poll myths about Prop 8

Dear friends,

Please read this article from FiveThirtyEight.com on Proposition 8 myths. There are a lot of talking heads out there that are challenging certain groups in America for voting Yes on 8 without exploring the whole picture.

"Now, it's true that if new voters had voted against Prop 8 at the same rates that they voted for Obama, the measure probably would have failed. But that does not mean that the new voters were harmful on balance -- they were helpful on balance. If California's electorate had been the same as it was in 2004, Prop 8 would have passed by a wider margin."

I am seeing this specifically with African American and Latino voters. We can not forget that white voters comprised more of the overall "Yes" vote on the campaign. Yes, African American and Latino communities had disproportionate votes toward the "Yes" vote, but we need to blame this on a systematic push of lies on the airwaves and a lack of the No on 8 campaign reaching out to those communities.

Right now, there is an effort to place blame. I urge you to remember that does nothing to help in the end. If anything, it turns people off from listening. We must see where we can do better in the future toward outreach and providing the truth to all people.

White people, people of color, young people, older voters, people who follow specific religious doctrine that actively discriminates toward the LGBT community are all people we need to focus our efforts on. This is a systematic issue of institutional oppression. Be careful who you point your finger at.

"Instead of pointing fingers, let's have proposals; instead of each side working by itself, let's work together; only like this will we be able to win," - Vicente Fox

In due time,

Stacy