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but Steve is right. This issue is not going away, and unless some sea-change occurs, I expect it will eventually become legal in all 50 states. Of course, anything is possible, and the winds could easily change.

and I have to say I'm not surprised - I grew up in Seattle. Yes, unfortunately, in many ways Washington is two states - the relatively small area ringed by the Olympic mountains, the Peninsula, Puget Sound and the Cascades - and the rest of the state east of the mountains. It has two distinct climate zones: the wet, maritime climate west of the mountains, and the colder, arid climate east of the mountains. The interesting thing is that while many of the people living in Western Washington are actually quite conservative, they are, as you point out, outnumbered by those who aren't, and they far outnumber the more conservative citizens of Eastern Washington.
This is, of course, how i t will probably come about. Rather than "marriage," proponents will probably back off trying to force any pro gay-marriage agenda on the country and accept referenda similar to that passed in Washington State, since these seem to be relatively innocuous where most voters are concerned, and even fair. And eventually, the concept of marriage will be accepted by default if not in name.