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Ind. Republican Party reopens same-sex marriage debate in party platform
INDIANAPOLIS — A few lines proposed for the Indiana Republican Party’s platform have reopened a debate over same-sex marriage that dominated the start of the year.
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Maine GOP didn’t get the message that voters legalized same-sex marriage
BANGOR – Maine Republicans kicked off their convention on Friday by adopting a new platform that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, despite the fact that the state’s voters have already decided the issue.
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Republican activists push party to drop opposition to same-sex marriage
As bans against same-sex marriage crumble and public opinion on the issue shifts rapidly, some Republicans are pushing the party to drop its opposition to same-sex unions, part of a broader campaign to get the GOP to appeal to younger voters by de-emphasizing social issues.
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Ill. GOP replaces six party officials who wanted to oust pro-gay marriage leader
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A crop of Republican officials who wanted to oust former Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady for his statements supporting same-sex marriage have been replaced in their party positions.
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Pro-gay marriage GOP super PAC has strong Q1, gay GOP candidates fall short
A Republican super PAC aimed at supporting pro-gay marriage GOP candidates raised a strong $2.75 million in the first quarter of 2014, but gay Republicans candidates for U.S. Congress fell short in fundraising.
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Nevada GOP removes opposition to gay marriage, abortion from platform
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Republican Party stripped opposition to abortion and gay marriage from its platform Saturday as state convention delegates instead focused on judging fellow Republicans on their worthiness to serve in office and adherence to GOP values.
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Nevada Republican party mulls social issues’ place in platform
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Republicans meeting for a statewide convention in Las Vegas will decide this weekend whether to follow the lead of the state’s largest county and strip hot-button social issues from the party platform.
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GOP lawmakers who voted for Illinois gay marriage bill win primary races
Three Republican lawmakers who crossed the aisle last year to to vote in favor of Illinois’ marriage equality law, were all victorious in their primary elections Tuesday.
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Pew: 61 percent of young Republicans favor legalizing same-sex marriage
A strong majority of Republicans under age 30 support legalizing same-sex marriage, according to results of a Pew Research study released Monday.
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Minn. Republicans decline to endorse state rep who voted for gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican delegates in Eden Prairie have declined to endorse state Rep. Jenifer Loon, one of four House Republicans who voted in favor of same-sex marriage.