"Ladies and gentlemen, this California opinion could NOT have come at a worse time for the Democratic Party. It will have repercussions in every state legislature in America, and to the detriment of the Democratic Party. This is because Democrats have historically been friendlier to gay interests, and this fact, respectfully, puts us ahead of the tolerance curve but squarely behind the popular opinion eight ball. In a state like Indiana, support has to be "quiet" for a lot of elected officials. Gay rights advocates might find that offensive, but pragmatism has to prevail, or there will be an anti-gay marriage amendment in this state.
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"If I were hired by gay rights groups as a PR consultant to advise how they should speak on this ruling, I'd tell them the following: don't. Help the story die by not fueling it. Don't tout the meaningfulness of this decision in stories that will be researched, discovered, and sent to your opponents' funding sources with inflammatory letters.
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"Sometimes the best political tactic is to sit still and let something pass away. Eric Miller and his people are going to churn this as best they can. The prudent play is not to help."

-- Hoosier blogger Chris Worden on the impact California's marriage ruling will have in Indiana.