Why it happened doesn't matter in this context. Suppressing the record of what did happen is Soviet-style revisionism. But to address your point, according to

Why it happened doesn't matter in this context. Suppressing the record of what did happen is Soviet-style revisionism. But to address your point, according to at least one SF-based news organization, Proposition 8 spending had no effect on the vote: http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Prop-8-spending-found-to-have-swayed-no-voters-3184734.php http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Prop-8-spending-found... Edit: apparently decrying revisionism and citing a reference in response to a now-deleted post is downvote worthy. Thanks, free thinkers of HN!