No H8

San Francisco district attorney Kamala Harris took the win for attorney general after three grueling weeks of counting more than 8.5 million ballots. Results after election night showed Harris ahead of Republican Steve Cooley by several points, but Cooley made substantial gains ahead of the Democrat as the week after the election progressed. Harris regained a slight lead over Cooley almost two weeks after the election. Cooley conceded defeat last Wednesday with less than a single percentage point separating the two.

Harris has stated that she will not defend Proposition 8, the November 2008 hate law. Sheldon believes that case ultimately will have to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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