The electoral gay-baiting has spread to Missouri!
According to that state's Republican party, "extreme liberals" are all backing potential state representative Kristy Manning because, as a Democrat, the politico will institute free-wheeling abortions, gay marriage and all sorts of other sick shit.
The flier's but one in a series of anti-gay mailers that have gone out in recent weeks. Ohio's Republican party sent out two, while North Carolina's GOP recently attacked Senatorial hopeful Kay Hagan, whom they describe as an agent of the gay agenda.
Funny - both the Democrats and Republican parties claim they'll bring real change to America, yet these state's Republican parties insist on inflaming the tired culture wars.
[via Show Me Progress]
North Carolinian politico Kay Hagan garnered some gay sympathy yesterday after it was revealed that her state's Republican party had launched a homophobic campaign against the Senatorial candidate, whom they claim will usher in the fearsome "radical homosexual agenda."
Libertarian candidate and gay man Christopher Cole saw our report and scoffed at the description of Hagan as "gay-friendly." And, to prove his point, Mr. Cole sent us this article, which reads:
The reality is that Hagan has been silent on gay marriage, even when directly asked.The NC Family Policy Council distributed a candidate questionnaire that explicitly included the marriage issue. The answers clearly distinguish Libertarian Cole as supporting equality under the law, Dole opposed. Hagan? Silent.
Out in Asheville, a gay-market newspaper in the western end of the state, published a voter guide, in which neither Dole nor Hagan spoke to their reporter. Libertarian Cole did, and is quoted strongly in favor of equality under the law.
As an openly-gay man himself, Libertarian Christopher Cole has a personal and moral perspective on the legal treatment of gay and lesbian folks. Maybe that is why the Republicans attack the tongue-tied Hagan, but not the outspoken Cole.
Well, they probably attacked Hagan because she's got more of a shot of beating out Elizabeth Dole than Cole, but what do we know?
And we thought things were bad in Ohio!
North Carolina's overzealous Republican party has been mailing out literature that claims Democratic Senatorial candidate Kay Hagan's an agent of - gasp! - the homosexual agenda. Hide the children!
By electing Hagan over Republican Elizabeth Dole, the mailer claims, voters will be opening the door to a vast wave of homo happenings, like gay marriage and a queer inclusive Boy Scouts. The mailer also cites the so-called "activist judges" who are trying to spread gay marriage.
This flier is but one in a series of anti-gay mailers we've seen this season. Ohio's Republican party sent out pamphlets this month claiming that Democrat Ray Pryor represented the wrong choice because he supports gay adoption. The party also funded a flier touting Republican Congressional candidate Michael Keenan's love for "family values."
You can see you more of this nastiness over at PageOneQ.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee really wants to beat out NC Senator Elizabeth Dole this November. They're preparing to spend anywhere between $5 and 6 million on television ads hyping Democratic challenged Kay Hagan. For those of you who didn't hear, Dole recently attempted to name an HIV/AIDS bill after Jesse Helms, who worked ferociously against funding the AIDS fight. [News Observer]
Jim Neal's Senatorial dreams were dashed last week when he lost to fellow Democrat Kay Hagan.
The road to Washington wasn't the most level, especially considering Neal's relative obscurity and the fact that Hagan won the support of party leaders, who apparently worried Neal couldn't take on Republican Elizabeth Dole.
While some would be sore about their loss, Neal's taking it all in stride. He hasn't yet decided what the future holds, but this homo-politicos sure of one thing: he made - and will continue to make - an impact.
Neal and our editor chatted yesterday about the candidate's loss, gay group Human Rights Campaign's non-endorsement and why this year will change America's electoral process forever.
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It's probably a gloomy morning for homo-politico Jim Neal.
The North Carolina Democrat lost his Senatorial bid to rival Kay Hagan last night, sixty-to-eighteen percent.
It's not surprising that voters would prefer Hagan, who has been a sitting Senator for five-years. What does shock us a bit is that people backed the candidate who originally didn't want to run.
You may recall that Chuck Schumer and other party asked Hagan to run, fearing that Neal couldn't compete with Republican candidate Elizabeth Dole.
Regardless, Hagan's now the district's Senatorial nominee and knows she needs to unify potential voters…
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His own party and gay groups aren't backing him, but North Carolina Senatorial hopeful Jim Neal keeps on fighting for his spot on November's ticket. Most uplifting: his competitor, Kay Hagan, has a long political history in the state and is running television ads, but 34% of Democrats still don't know who they'll pick in next week's primary. [BAR]
Kay Hagan is one clever lady!
The North Carolina congressional candidate, who's running against homo-politico Jim Neal for the Democratic nomination, recently revamped her website, which apparently needed some ruby slippers. She's obviously using the subtle Oz reference to woo the lavender vote. We gays simply can't resist Dorothy. (Actually, by a stroke of queer coincidence, we're listening to The Wiz soundtrack right now. Be a lion!)
In related news, Hagan and Neal will have a live debate this Friday. Neal's supporters, meanwhile, are looking for people who want to host Jim Neal house parties. They're doing a massive fundraising push on April 6th, one month ahead of the election. The candidate will also get on the horn to spread his good word. Click here for more information.
