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As I mentioned earlier, Larry Stickney—Christian extremist, family man, alleged wife beater—is literally praying that Referendum 71 will be rejected. But data released a few minutes ago by the Washington Poll, a project run by the University of Washington, indicates that prayin' ain't going to help. Matt Barreto, an associate professor of political science at the UW, notes that support to approve R-71 currently leads by 54,666 votes with around 400,000 votes uncounted. A day-by-day breakdown since Tuesday shows a very consistent pattern (.pdf). Most counties report a zero-percent change in the results from Tuesday, and, statewide, the change is only one percent—that is, one percent more in favor of upholding the domestic-partnership law.


But Valerie Hartwell, co-Pastor of the Rivers of Glory Christian Church, said in an email to the Olympian, "Seeing the manifold Hand of God on our behalf time and time again, we cannot help but remain strong in faith that our Lord will see us through again." However, Baconcat sent the photo to the right and says, "He supports R-71." Indeed, He sure does.

Washington Poll also released details an R-71 poll conducted in late October. The presentation looks at how religious views, exposure to gay friends, and biases affected voter opinions about R-71.