Michael Tracey is a journalist based in Brooklyn, New York.
Prop 19, supported by the Just Say Now campaign, is currently leading in the polls and could help the California Democrats in November.
A rally in opposition to the proposed Islamic center in lower Manhattan marred what should have been a day of remembrance and reflection with disturbing outbursts of racism and misogyny.
The former president’s reversal is the highest-profile one to date. It may also have political implications for the future of the Defense of Marriage Act.