
It's unlikely that gay marriage concerns run deep enough to swing the presidential election. Rather, most analysts believe the election will hinge on which candidate voters are most comfortable with on a host of issues, including the war in Iraq, the economy and the candidates' character.

Nevertheless, the issue of gay marriage could motivate voter turnout, particularly in such swing states as Arkansas and Oregon, which have proposals to ban gay marriage on their ballots in November. And as the results from Missouri and Louisiana show, the anti-gay marriage vote is so overwhelming that it could help Republicans overall by drawing more pro-Republican voters to the polls.
