All of the Dems were chasing the gay and lesbian community's support this week. There is a growing base of voters who support gay rights and gay marriage in particular.
But there is also a price to pay in winning those votes, as evidenced by the fact that not a single Republican candidate is willing to discuss the issue in debate. According to polls in three swing states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, most voters said that they would vote AGAINST any candidate that got endorsed by a gay-rights group.
Yikes. Tricky issue.
the fact is that most of the democratic base is socially liberal and securing the support of gay and lesbian groups will help, not hurt, in primary elections. But the real goal is to win the whitehouse, not win the primaries, and that will be a more difficult political maze to navigate.
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