The decision was immediately hailed by gay rights advocates, but it comes at an awkward time just two weeks before a major midterm election in this country. For the first time in years, the voting public is focused on the failed war in Iraq instead of divisive social issues like marriage and abortion. Now with the New Jersey case, if the Republicans are able to exploit this decision and use it to resurrect fear among their conservative base, the Democrats' hopes of taking back both houses of Congress could easily be dashed.
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I sincerely hope that this doesn't negatively affect voting in the mid-terms. There are so many really important issues on which to focus, most crucial of which is the people dying every day in Iraq and Afghanistan.