DNC and White House did nothing to help Washington state battle either

I just confirmed that the White House and DNC did absolutely nothing to help the groups fighting for domestic partnerships in Washington state on election day. This parallels what happened in Maine - which was absolutely nothing from the DNC or the White House, other than a bland "get out the vote" message from the DNC, with no mention at all about what they were voting about, or how to vote, and a generic "we oppose discrimination" statement from the White House that didn't even mention Maine or Washington state. Oh, and the DNC did ask several Mainers to help Corzine in New Jersey, rather than helping No on 1, or the TABOR issue, in their own state.

Keep in mind one thing. The Democratic party might claim, sotto voce, that they just couldn't help in Maine because it was about gays marrying, and, well, you know - that marriage thing scares people. I don't buy it, but let's just assume arguendo that this is a valid excuse. Then why didn't the DNC and the White House help in Washington state, where they were simply working on getting domestic partner benefits, something even President Obama has already openly said he supports? How icky could that be? Yet, they didn't lift a finger. So "marriage" wasn't the problem. Gay was the problem.

Anyone from the Democratic party have a good explanation as to why they abandoned America's gay and lesbian community on election day?