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5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over

By Mike Baker
Published June 14, 2012 6:49pm ET
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5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, center, playfully throws her arms around Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, left, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, moments before Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage, in Olympia, Wash. Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. Encouraged by the prospects in Washington and Maine, gay marriage supporters are optimistic that they can end their losing ways this year, with four states voting on the issue in November. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) | Elaine Thompson

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes.

They’ve won in blue states and red ones, among the most heavily religious areas and among the least-churched. North Carolina punctuated the winning streak just last month by comfortably approving a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions.

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