Well, somebody over at Daily Kos has broken that number down. It's a long and, for the math-phobic, headache-inducing read, but the blogger's bottom line is this:
In other words, Proposition 8 would have still passed by 81,565 votes, if Black voters had done no more than reflect the rest of the state's will on the matter.
Still, I do agree with Andrew Sullivan that the gay community needs to do more to engage minorities as we, as a country, continue to try to make that transition from tolerance to full acceptance of homosexuality. Not that whites are any more enlightened, but the black and Latino voting bloc is crucial when it comes to passing legislation, and they need to be spoken to directly -- as any successful politician would have to -- in trying to win votes.
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