My first diary, well, here goes.
Whether prop 8 passes and discrimination is written into the California constitution, or it fails miserably and we secure two victories in California (Obama and NoOn8)... Well either way it is just not enough.
Propositions like this will continue to be close unless we come up with a winning way to frame this debate. Years ago, when I joined dKos I didn't know what to believe in regards to framing words. Frankly I believed that if we were honest and truthful with people, that would be enough to change their minds. I've come to realize the truth about the current political world.
Understanding what you're talking about and combining that with a winning way to say it - these are both equal important parts of political debating these days. Simple fact of it is, the republican party would've self-destructed anyway, but that doesn't necessarily mean that people would've started coming in droves to our bright blue banner.
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