» But What About Gay Marriage?
DEVELOPING — The outcome of California's Prop 8, which would amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage, has yet to be decided. In Florida, where gay marriage is already outlawed, a bill to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage and gay civil unions is expected to narrowly pass, making the state the 27th to have such a law in their constitution. In Arizona, voters are expected to pass Proposition 102, which would ban gay marriage, but unlike previous measures that were defeated, it does not include language regarding gay civil unions. — See the returns from California's polls here. — CNN's latest exit polls show a hopeful, albeit slim, possibility of Californians defeating Prop 8. |
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Joe Biden will go on the attack as well. According to Talking Points Memo, Biden will question McCain's honesty in speeches starting today. "John McCain has decided to bet the house on the politics perfected by Karl Rove." I'm glad to see Obama taking control of the race again. See the ad after the jump. CONTINUED » |
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» Clinton-Obama '08?
Hillary Clinton has been hinting at running alongside current competitor Barack Obama: "That may be where this is headed. But of course we have to decide who is on the top…" Ain't it always… [Newsday] |
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A new study from the Williams Institute in Arizona concludes that queer couples make less than their straight counterparts, especially when there are children involved. "Gay men earn less than straight men," said Adam Romero, a public-policy fellow who co-authored the study. "Even when you hold constant occupation, race, geography, they earn less and that's something economists would call discrimination." Those numbers are pretty distressing, especially considering that all of the presidential candidates tout our nation's commitment to equality. |
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» Hill's Rolling In It
Stop the presses! Hillary Clinton reportedly raked in $35 million worth of donations during the month of February. In related news, Clinton's trailing Obama by four points in Texas, where eight percent of voters are still undecided. She's up by the same amount, however, in Pennsylvania, but twelve percent of Democratic primary voters are torn, so it's kind of a mixed review. [Politico and Rasmussen] |
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Will Ad & Op-Ed Grab Winning Votes?
One can't get lazy, of course, which may explain why he's now placing the above "generic" LGBT ad in gay newspapers in Ohio and Texas. Oh yeah, Obama's definitely stamping on Clinton's queer territory. It's a crazy strategy, yes, and may just push Obama over the edge… |
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Former presidential candidate Chris Dodd officially endorsed Barack Obama this morning. Dodd wrote in an email to supporters: I'm deeply proud to be the first 2008 Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Barack Obama. He is ready to be President. And I am ready to support him - to work with him and for him and help elect him our 44th President. Will Dodd's support help push Obama further toward victory? It sure as shit couldn't hurt. Read the rest of Dodd's very special message, after the jump… |
» Chris Dodd To Endorse Obama?
Rumor has it that former presidential candidate Chris Dodd will endorse Barack Obama ahead of tonight's Democratic debate in Cleveland, which could give the Senator an important bump: "Don’t forget that Mr. Dodd had received the backing of the powerful firefighters union, yet another labor group that could swing to the Obama camp." [NY Times] |
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Ralph Nader officially threw his hat in the presidential campaign on Meet The Press yesterday. Most of you remember the horrific 2004 election, when Nader caught heat for sapping Democratic votes from John Kerry. Nader's certainly aware of those critiques, but insists that his candidacy should not spell doom for the Democrats. And, if it does, that's their problem: "if Democrats can't landslide the Republicans this year, they ought to just wrap up, close down, emerge in a different form." Democratic front runner Barack Obama doesn't seem to agree, saying: "…His function as a perennial candidate is not putting food on the table of workers." Obama also had harsh words for Nader's 2000 comparison of George W. Bush and Al Gore: "Eight years later, people realize that Ralph did not know what he was talking about.” Yes, but if Nader hasn't learned his lesson, we have a feeling a lot of his historical supporters haven't either… |
» McCain's Contradiction
John McCain denied the NY Times' assertion this week that the Republican candidate did favors for lobbyist Vicki Iseman's clients, Alcalde & Fay and Paxon Communications. McCain insists he never had personal contact with officials from those companies, but a 2002 deposition says otherwise. Said McCain: "I was contacted by Mr. Paxson on this issue. He wanted their approval very bad for purposes of his business. I believe that Mr. Paxson had a legitimate complaint." Gun smoking? [Newsweek] |
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Clearly Mrs. Clinton's sliding in the ranks and needed to make a good showing during last night's CNN-sponsored debates. Multiple pundits and journalists are calling Clinton's appearance a failure, but we're not sure that's entirely fair. |
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The implicit suggestion is that the Times wanted to take out the Republican's wobbly conservative support. These predictions, however, may have fallen flat. |
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What would possess a gay person, then, to vote for Barack Obama, a fairly unknown candidate from Illinois? Our editor recently sat down with three of Obama's key gay campaigners to figure out what makes them tick and tock for Obama's presidential clock. Read all about them - and so much more - after the jump. |
Obama goes on the offense today, launching a new ad that slams McCain as "Dishonest" and "Disgraceful." It's Obama's first ad on the many lies of the McCain Campaign. 
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