Adam Serwer says the National Organization for Marriage threw money at D.C. races in an attempt to elect anti-marriage-equality candidates. Too bad it failed.:

Last night’s primary election was the time to make good on Jackson’s threat. But in the nine months since, there’s been a lot of cash spent with little blood spilled. According to filings with D.C.’s Office of Campaign Finance, NOM has spent around $140,000 opposing pro-equality candidates in Washington, D.C., all of whom won last night or were defeated by other pro-equality candidates…

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Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.