Despite Claims, Anti-Gay Group in Maine More Dependent on Out-of-State Funds

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http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/despite-claims-anti-gay-group-in-maine.html

In a fundraising plea to his mailing list this past week, Marc Multy, the President of the anti-gay marriage Group Stand for Marriage Maine, described his opponents as having "amassed a war chest from the homosexual political elite from nearly every corner of the country to impose their will on Mainers like us."

Indeed, the pro-gay marriage group No on 1 Protect Maine Equality has raised more than $2.30 million in itemized contributions from outside the state of Maine; this is more than the $1.82 million that Stand for Marriage Maine has raised from out-of-state.

However, most of No on 1's advantage is based on its substantial edge in fundraising from within the state of Maine. No on 1 has raised $1.89 million from 3,766 unique contributors within the state, whereas Stand for Marriage Maine has raised just $677,000 from 422 contributors, putting it at nearly a 3:1 disadvantage. All told, No on 1 (pro gay group) has raised 43 percent of its funds from within Maine, as compared with 26 percent for the Yes on 1 campaign (anti gay group)....

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1. Marching across the US destroying equality for all. What a joke the US is in many ways. ...

Everything in the US has a price. What a ridiculous place this has become. If you can't raise enough money you have no right to equality and civil rights, that's what this tells me. And these out of state influences should get the F out. Maine will most likely be CA all over again. What a place. I also want to see tax exemptions for churches ended. What a rip off.