No On 8 Campaign Falls Short
"To win you have to define the issue, and we didn't do that," said Smith, who claimed that the campaign was "under-resourced" relative to Prop 8's proponents.
No on Prop 8 Official Grilled Over Campaign
By Dan Aiello, Bay Area Reporter
Published 11/13/2008
Underestimating their opponent's resources, an LGBT community lulled into complacency by an inaccurate Field Poll, a "pathetic" Web site that at times was not fully functioning, an under-funded initial media buy, and a campaign lacking statewide cohesion are just some of the reasons for Proposition 8's passage, a senior official with the No on 8 campaign told Sacramento LGBT Democrats Monday, November 10.