On a related note...
The more I read and hear about this post-election analysis, I am coming to the conclusion that the whole "moral values" influence on the election is bogus.
Apparently there was a poll that listed several options and asked voters what was the #1 issue that influenced their vote. "Moral Values" was listed and received the most responses (20% or so). The problems with this are 1) if you ask people to come up with their #1 issue without *listing* the issues for them, much fewer say moral values, and 2) this item combines many issues for people (gay marriage, abortion, the war in Iraq), 3) liberals opposed to Bush's policies also may be included in this statistic (the war in Iraq is a moral issue for many). 4) In those states where a gay marriage issue was on the ballot, Bush's performance was relatively worse than his overall performance (3% improvement over 2000).
I think both sides are trying to leverage this question to their advantage. Liberals want to attack Bush and Bush supporters and claim the election was decided out of fear. Some Bush supporters want to claim morality is "on their side" and claim credit for the victory to get payback for their support in terms of policy. I think both sides of this are wrong, and that the moral values issue was BS to begin with.