<p> I'm late to this, but an terview wh MSNBC's Chuck Todd on "Daily Rundown" earlier, Mt Romney adviser and former RNC chairman Ed Gillpie said that Print Obama's support of gay marriage will be an issue for the mpaign between the two men.</p>
Contents:
- FORMER G.O.P. LEAR SAYS HE IS GAY
- GILLPIE SIGNALS GAY MARRIAGE AS MPAIGN ISSUE (UPDATED)
- GOP SENATE HOPEFUL VIRGIA ED GILLPIE TAK AIM AT TAX, GAY MARRIAGE
FORMER G.O.P. LEAR SAYS HE IS GAY
A Virgia Senate bate shows jt how much the polics of gay marriage have shifted. * ed gillespie gay *
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Mehlman had the past nied that he was gay. “Obvly, I look back and wish I was the place I am today and been able to do that wh the gay muny. ”A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 16 of the New York edn wh the headle: Former Republin Lear Disclos That He Is Gay.
Gillpie, who has moved om operative to ndidate, distanced himself Tuday om the 2004 ph to ban gay marriage tied to then-Print Gee W. ( Also on POLITICO: Gay marriage legal Idaho, Nevada). Warner, a Harvard-ted lawyer, said he believ the jtic will ultimately need to take up the gay marriage issue aga.
GILLPIE SIGNALS GAY MARRIAGE AS MPAIGN ISSUE (UPDATED)
( Also on POLITICO: Cz rips SCOTUS on gay marriage). I'm late to this, but an terview wh MSNBC's Chuck Todd on "Daily Rundown" earlier, Mt Romney adviser and former RNC chairman Ed Gillpie said that Print Obama's support of gay marriage will be an issue for the mpaign between the two men. He also referred to Romney and his pledge, through the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage, to enact a feral amendment banng gay marriage.
Bh's team of advisers at a time when Republins sought state-based anti-gay marriage iativ the 2004 printial race, which has been creded wh boostg evangelil turnout.
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GOP SENATE HOPEFUL VIRGIA ED GILLPIE TAK AIM AT TAX, GAY MARRIAGE
But I'm wonrg where are you on gay marriage the days? Ed Gillpie: Well you know as ernor you enforce the laws and the Supreme Court has ma clear that gay marriage is the law and I will enforce our laws.
And you know, obvly gay marriage is the law. But I do believe there are some areas of nsens that that most Virgians would agree n be some mon ground and we should look to fd Vozzella: And gog back to the gay marriage thg for jt a mute. And people e back and said, Well do that mean that Catholic Chari which you know don't — the Catholic Church don't regnize gay marriage.