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Shooter
- May 12, 2009
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With all the rage being the discussion surrounding gay marriage, I came across two articles in the past couple days that I found to be interesting. Ignoring the right or wrong aspect, lets focus on the political aspect of the topic.
First up, is Romney's flip-flop. While running for governor, Romney fully supported gay marriage, promising to "be better for gays than Ted Kennedy." Of course, we also have the flyer, which is obviously being denied. He also received the endorsement of the Log Cabin Republicans.
Mitt Romney Almost Marched In The 2002 Boston Gay Pride Parade / Queerty
There isn't much Romney can do at this point with regards to his position. He has already came out against and obviously can't do a double flip-flop. But, that brings us to our second story.
Bush pollster, and respected Republican insider for the past 20+ years, Jan van Lohuizen release this memo in 2004. To put it bluntly, the Republicans are marginalizing themselves to younger voters and risk losing a generation.
Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
This memo comes on the heals of one of the most vocal supporters of the NC amendment stating that it will be overturned within 20 years because of generational differences.
Should the Republicans open the tent and adopt gay marriage and erase the prospect of alienating future voters?
First up, is Romney's flip-flop. While running for governor, Romney fully supported gay marriage, promising to "be better for gays than Ted Kennedy." Of course, we also have the flyer, which is obviously being denied. He also received the endorsement of the Log Cabin Republicans.
Mitt Romney Almost Marched In The 2002 Boston Gay Pride Parade / Queerty
There isn't much Romney can do at this point with regards to his position. He has already came out against and obviously can't do a double flip-flop. But, that brings us to our second story.
Bush pollster, and respected Republican insider for the past 20+ years, Jan van Lohuizen release this memo in 2004. To put it bluntly, the Republicans are marginalizing themselves to younger voters and risk losing a generation.
Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
This memo comes on the heals of one of the most vocal supporters of the NC amendment stating that it will be overturned within 20 years because of generational differences.
Should the Republicans open the tent and adopt gay marriage and erase the prospect of alienating future voters?