A President isn't the only one who takes office next January. Whoever wins the White House will bring along an entire staff of cabinet members, advisors and potential judicial nominations.

That said, gay Republican and political science professor Christopher Latimer wants to remind voters why John McCain - who opposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage - remains the most dangerous candidate for gay voters.

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As the Democrats duke it out in Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's launched yet ridiculously entitled tour.

His last jaunt across the nation, the "Service To America" tour meant to spread McCain's war-torn story and other biographical bits.

Now the Senator from Arizona's launched his "Time For Action" adventure, which is also being referred to as the "Forgotten Places" tour.

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DNC Chairman Howard Dean yesterday called for the party's superdelegates to make up their mind on the presidential candidates. Said the politico: “I need them to say who they’re for, starting now… [We] cannot give up three months of campaigning and active healing time." Dean would like to have things set by June 3rd, the last primary, thus giving Democrats enough time to lick their wounds before August's convention and the general election season. Barney Frank made a similar remark earlier this week.

Dean also took some time to say that John McCain's not doing as well as he should be considering he's the only Republican nominee. Nice to know at least one Democrat's working against the GOP.

The superdelegate debate continues to dominate the Democrats' internal chatter.

And now our old friend David Hardt's getting in on the fun. The gay leader of the Young Democrats of America appeared on CNN yesterday to discuss whether or not the nominee rests on the superdelegates' collective shoulders. His answer?

I don't buy the argument that the will of the people has decided one candidate or another. I think we're still a very divided party. And part of the process of deciding our nominee is winning superdelegates.

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Hi, readers! Editor Andrew here again. Don't worry, I'm not here to talk about my penis - although it does deserve some more attention, the sweet thing.

I'm employing the first person today to discuss a topic that's closer to my cold, dead heart: politics. This election has already changed the face of America. More and more young people are going out to vote, once disenfranchised groups have been brought into the fold and real potential looms on the horizon. Yes, it's an optimistic time here in the United States. I can't help but wonder, however, if all the emotion and passion will blow up in our national face, particularly on the Democratic side of the ideological divide.

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Lane Hudson and Matt Foreman know a little something something about the gay rights movement. As the outgoing leader of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Foreman has helped spearhead a number of movements in Washington, New York and throughout the rest of the United States. The activist tells us he caught the activist bug after witnessing the atrocities of West Virginia's coal mining industry and only later got involved in the nascent gay rights movement. Foreman later got caught up in the more progressive, grass roots-oriented gay rights movement. Hudson, meanwhile, has been involved in activism since his wee years, when political active family members informed his social consciousness. The former Human Rights Campaign staffer gained notoriety after exposing Mark Foley's inappropriate exchanges with congressional pages. He lost his job for his involvement in that scandal and now works as an independent gay rights activists and contributes to Huffington Post. Just in case you didn't know…

The editorial union of these men counts as the first in a sporadic series called "Homo Encounters," during which our editor moderates a conversation between two notable homos from various fields. Today's one super Tuesday, so we thought Hudson and Foreman could offer some interesting thoughts on where the gay movement remains today - and where it's meant to go tomorrow. We don't want to give too much away, but be prepared for the pros and cons of incrementalism, how the Democrats can shape up (or ship out), why the federal level ain't the shit and which political enemies should be our mentors - after the jump, naturally.

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The Associated Press pays some attention to gay voting woes today. Apparently it takes an entire report to show that most homos don't like the Republicans, while others find the Democrats to be pandering ninnies.

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Yesterday we informed you that Bush's "spiritual adviser" Kirbyjon Caldwell endorsed Democrat Barack Obama. We also informed you that Caldwell's got an anti-gay history: he corroborated with ex-gay congregation Metanoia Ministry.

While Caldwell's Kingdom Builders website mysteriously deleted his congregation's alliance with Metanoia, a reader sent us a screen grab.

See it and weep, after the jump.

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Jim Neal hopes to beat Republican Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina's Senatorial election.

One would think the Democratic party would support such an endeavor, but Senatorial Committee leader Chuck Schumer and his peers turned a blind eye to Neal's candidacy. They even started recruiting other potential politicos, but no one took the bait. Now Neal and his colleagues in the part have reached a bit of a truce.

Neal met with DSCC officials to discuss his campaign.

“We have reached an understanding with them … they’re going to leave us alone in the primary, that they’re going to share the same information with us that they share with any other candidate and that … nobody associated with DSCC will ever make the statement that a gay person can’t win in North Carolina,” he said. “And they have assured us that if they change their mind, they’ll let us know.”

DSCC spokesperson Matt Miller said his organization was never hostile to Neal’s candidacy and that DSCC does not endorse candidates until the Democratic nominee has been selected.

The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which backs gay politicians, has yet to endorse Neal's campaign.

The Democrats failed during Tuesday night's presidential debate. That's what journalist Daniel Koffer thinks, anyway.

Koffer reminds readers that the main contenders - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards - failed to understand the subtext of Tim Russert's question: "There's a federal statute on the books which says that, if a college or university does not provide space for military recruiters or provide a ROTC program for its students, it can lose its federal funding. Will you vigorously enforce that statute?"

Every candidate said yes, but failed to consider schools which oppose the military's ban on openly gay soldiers.

By agreeing to enforce the Solomon Amendment, all three of them gave their assent to a policy whose only goal and only achievement is the perpetuation of discrimination against gay men and women.

Koffer then narrows in on Hillary, whose husband enacted the military's discriminatory policy.

Rasmussen Reports got a head start on Carolina polling frenzy. The website has posted pre-primary numbers. Here are the Democratic digits:

Barack Obama has regained a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina’s Democratic Presidential Primary.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in South Carolina shows Obama earning 44% of the vote, Clinton attracting 31%, and John Edwards at 15%.

John McCain and Mike Huckabee seem to be tied with 24% of the vote, while Romney trails with 18% of Republicans.

The state's primaries will take place on January 26th.