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| ‘Prop 8 creates a situation in California where anyone could put a measure on the ballot to eliminate fundamental rights of many, many groups,’ said Kate Kendell, a member of the ‘No on 8’ executive committee. (Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP) |
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By: CHRIS JOHNSON COMMENTS
 
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Kendell said that, “all options are being discussed.”
Some California political leaders have shown continued willingness to fight against Prop 8 even after its passage.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger, a Republican, told CNN on Monday that supporters of same-sex marriage “should never give up” and the state Supreme Court will “maybe undo” the measure.
“I learn the messages from lifting weights,” he said. “Sometimes I try to lift the weight 10 times and I failed, but the 11th time I lifted it. So I learned that you should never ever give up. And I think it’s the same with this issue.”
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, issued a statement Nov. 6 saying she was “deeply disappointed by the passage of Proposition 8” because it “takes away individual rights and freedoms, and is rooted in the politics of division.”
“The passage of this measure diminishes the California Constitution,” she said. “I strongly support the legal challenges underway to halt this dangerous revision of our state Constitution.”
Activists criticize ‘No on 8’ campaign
Despite the failure of the “No on 8” campaign, Kendell said she felt “proud and some measure of peace believing that very, very talented and good people did really everything we could to defeat Prop 8.”
She said several people set aside their jobs and moved into the “No on 8” campaign headquarters to dedicate all their time to fighting the amendment.
“Even though I am crushed and devastated,” Kendell said, “I wanted to feel that there was nothing more that I could have done and I think many of us had that same pledge and feel that at the end of the day, we did everything we could.”
Kendell said a lack of early money was “one of the single biggest factors that really affected everything else.”
She said if the campaign had “more depth of resources in early September,” it would have been able to do more, such as multiple ad strategies.
But several campaign observers noted that the campaign raised more than $38 million to fight Proposition 8, and said the campaign made mistakes and missed opportunities in its efforts.
Terry Leftgoff, a gay California-based political consultant who worked on previous campaigns against anti-gay initiatives, said the “No on 8” campaign had “a slow, mismanaged campaign strategy that was a series of blunders.”
“It was clear there was a minimal ground operation and an extremely ineffective media campaign, both of which are vital to any campaign’s success,” he said.
Noting that Californ
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