Maine's Question 1

[Lunar]

Given the lead at the halfway point, I'd have to guess that "yes" will win if Maine, like most states, has rural and small town votes reporting later in the count.

that's not necessarily true, smaller rural precincts also can count their votes faster as there are less of them.  

also: the No campaign put a huge effort in absentees, of which there are 100k of them.  

[RI]

343 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 56%
Yes 169,835 51%
No 163,433 49%

[Phony Moderate]

Yes now leads by 52% to 48% and over 10,000 votes with 59% reporting....this isn't looking good.

[RI]

359 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 59%
Yes 180,863 52%
No 170,246 48%

[RI]

364 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 60%
Yes 182,360 52%
No 171,171 48%

[Marokai Backbeat]

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Damn it. That isn't good.

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Sadly it's currently up by the same 52-48 margin that Prop. 8 passed by.

[Phony Moderate]

The idiots who voted Yes are just making it worse for themselves. If this passes it will motivate gay people to fight harder for our rights.

[RI]

390 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 64%
Yes 191,884 52%
No 179,171 48%

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

369 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 61%

 Yes 183,829 52%
 No 172,997 48%

No made a little more gains that last time.

[Ebowed]

Do we know which precincts haven't reported yet?  Is there a lot in from Portland?

[Scam of God]

The idiots who voted Yes are just making it worse for themselves. If this passes it will motivate gay people to fight harder for our rights.

Don't worry so much about it. The fact that it's this close is a propaganda coup for the side in favor of individualism and liberty, if nothing else. The rednecks have had their day in the sun for thirty years.

[RI]

393 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 65%
Yes 194,087 51%
No 183,011 49%

[Phony Moderate]

Yes now leads by 51% to 49%, 65% reporting.

[Holmes]

Not this god damn 48% again.

[Phony Moderate]

And now it's back to 52% to 48% for Yes....

[Holmes]

Apparently 35% of Portland still has to report, plus absentees. Yarmouth, Brunswick and Cape Elizabeth yet to report too, some of out strong support.

[RI]

Yes  200399 51.75%
No  186852 48.25%

[Associate Justice PiT]

Apparently 35% of Portland still has to report, plus absentees.

      Promising, though I don't think No on 1 can count on absentees to pull it through. Aren't absentee voters largely elderly after all?

[Holmes]

Apparently 35% of Portland still has to report, plus absentees.

      Promising, though I don't think No on 1 can count on absentees to pull it through. Aren't absentee voters largely elderly after all?

The No on 1 campaign made a heavy effort to getting all their supporters vote absentee.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

402 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 66%
 Yes 201,616 52%
 No 187,699 48%

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

417 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 69%
 Yes 210,353 52%
 No 195,799 48%

[Associate Justice PiT]

Apparently 35% of Portland still has to report, plus absentees.

      Promising, though I don't think No on 1 can count on absentees to pull it through. Aren't absentee voters largely elderly after all?

The No on 1 campaign made a heavy effort to getting all their supporters vote absentee.

     Though I wonder how much they'll win absentees by given the leanings of people who usually vote absentee.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

419 of 608 Precincts Reporting - 69%
 Yes 210,558 52%
 No 196,158 48%