Prop 8 is a big deal here in California right now. It’s an initiative to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. It seems like more people are registering to vote specifically for this than for the presidential election (which probably speaks more to the competitiveness of the presidential race in the state than it does to the importance of Prop 8, but I digress).
Nate Silver points out that it looks like this one is sadly getting close:

October 23rd, 2008 - 1:54 pm
The graph bears a striking resemblance to a bumper ornament likely displayed by only one of the two cohorts.
October 23rd, 2008 - 2:48 pm
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