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Both NBC and ABC filed features on the fallout of Tuesday's voting for conservative culture warriors. They drew opposite conclusions. For ABC's A Closer Look, Dan Harris focused on the fact that Christian conservatives mostly voted for the losing side in the Presidential contest, even though they constitute a "large and reliable voting bloc, nearly 25%." He cited the spiritual consolation for born-again conservatives: "Political power corrupts…losing power, if only temporarily, could ultimately be good for the movement's soul." Yet they take no solace from the fact that Barack Obama will be an "openly religious" President, Harris observed, because he "supports abortion rights and opposes a Constitutional ban on gay marriage." It was the success of the churches in helping to pass a ban on same-sex marriage that was Pete Williams' focus for NBC's In Depth. By a 52% vote, California approved Proposition 8, which will discontinue such unions. Williams called "the huge outpouring of support from Christian groups, raising millions to pay for an avalanche of TV ads" a major factor in the Proposition's passage--that and the "big turnout of black voters," 70% of whom supported the ban.
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