Definitely there will be a "one-man-one-woman" constitutional amendment on the state ballot this fall, and it is a fact that the previous law passed handily. That should give the conservatives some comfort.

BUT, that was eight years, and there has been some progress on accepting gays in the meantime. Also, it was an off year when that law passed, and those tend to be more conservative.

This year, with the Right disorganized and demoralized, AND with a hot Democratic candidate, AND six months to prepare, I'm cautiously optimistic that the amendment wouldn't pass. I'll need to look at some polling data to be sure, but that's my gut feeling.

But I'm not going to rest easy. For my part, as soon as an "anti-amendment" group starts up, I'm going to be volunteering my time.