Doubling Down

By The Daily Dish

The anti-gay forces in Maine are ramping up the "gay conspiracy to get your kids" angle in the latest wave of ads. The pro-gay forces continue on the high road. I hope this ends well. Both ads after the jump. They are, in a way, almost poignant examples of the politics of fear and the politics of hope:

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