And That Makes 15!

For those gay couples who ride the Holland Tunnel every day into Manhattan for work, they no longer have to look at their New York neighbors with envy (well, at least when it comes to equality): gay marriage is legal in the Garden State!!!  Of particular note in Judge Mary Jacobson's decision is that she used the Supreme Court's June decision to strike down the ban, possibly giving clearance for other like-minded judges around the country to follow suit (the courts are probably our only hope in places like Alabama and Idaho).

This is nothing but bad news for Chris Christie, who has been cruising to an easy reelection.  Christie remains the frontrunner (nothing short of a miracle is going to stop that), but you can bet that State Sen. Barbara Buono will be using this to her full advantage in their debate next month, as gay marriage remains relatively popular with a majority of New Jersey voters (some polls have it as high as 60%).

As for my predictions of which state will be sixteenth (arguably we're at 14.5, depending on how you classify New Mexico), it definitely comes down to Hawaii and Illinois, with my gut telling me it will be the former.