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Battle against same-sex marriage in Indiana unlikely to disappear soon
INDIANAPOLIS — Same-sex marriage is an issue that never seems to die in Indiana politics. The most recent battle is being played out inside the Republican Party, as delegates to the party’s upcoming convention ponder whether the GOP platform should support defining marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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Shifting views on same-sex marriage give Democrats a wedge issue to wield
It wasn’t all that long ago that Republicans used gay marriage as a tool to drive Election Day turnout. But as public opinion on the issue has turned and courts strike down same-sex marriage bans, gay rights is evolving into a wedge issue for Democrats to wield.
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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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I just can’t vote for a gay Republican…
Carl DeMaio is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. He’s a fiscal conservative Republican, and that is why he won’t have the vote of this liberal Democratic lesbian. And I don’t like the fact that he won’t really talk about LGBTQ issues – saying instead that the fiscal issues are more important. I have to hope that if he does get elected he will vote on the side of supporting LGBTQ issues … but, then again, we all know that the words “gay” and “Republican” mix about as well as oil and water.
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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.