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Log Cabin Republicans Endorses Mitt Romney
The group representing gay Republicans said it supported Romney for president while describing the endorsement as "qualified."
BY Julie Bolcer
October 23 2012 9:54 AM ET UPDATED: October 23 2012 11:58 AM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/10/23/log-cabin-republicans-endorses-mitt-romney (http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/10/23/log-cabin-republicans-endorses-mitt-romney)
Log Cabin Republicans, the largest national group representing gay Republicans, announced its endorsement of Mitt Romney for president Tuesday, saying the decision shows, "We are Americans first."
In a separate explanatory statement, however, the group also said its endorsement of the former Massachusetts governor was "qualified," and that it planned to be "most active" in working for its endorsed House and Senate candidates. And it dismissed Romney's signed pledge to ban same-sex marriage via an amendment to the U.S. Constitution as an "empty promise."
The group's national board of directors said the decision to endorse came "after careful consideration and consultation with our members and chapters, as well as communication with Mitt Romney and his campaign team." Questions about whether the Log Cabin Republicans would endorse the Romney-Ryan ticket have surrounded the group for months.
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Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Romney After Weeks of Speculation
Posted by Justin Snow |
October 23, 2012 10:33 AM
http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/10/log-cabin-republicans-endorse-romney-after-weeks-o.html (http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/10/log-cabin-republicans-endorse-romney-after-weeks-o.html)
With just two weeks before Election Day, Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed Mitt Romney for president.
The "qualified endorsement," which was announced this morning, credits the economy as the overriding issue of the campaign and the need for a Republican vision for the future. However, it notes that as a qualified endorsement, LCR will be more active in supporting their endorsed House and Senate candidates.
According to LCR Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper, the organization's 15-member National Board of Directors was almost unanimous in its decision to endorse Romney, with one dissenting member.
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Romney Still Supports Federal Marriage Amendment
Despite a perceived possible change of course, Romney campaign surrogate Bay Buchanan says Mitt Romney still opposes federal gay marriage recognition.
BY Michelle Garcia
October 21 2012 1:35 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/10/21/romney-still-supports-federal-marriage-amendment (http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/10/21/romney-still-supports-federal-marriage-amendment)
A surrogate for Governor Mitt Romney's campaign has clarified that the presidential candidate supports an amendment in the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage for only heterosexual couples. Bay Buchanan, a senior advisor for the Romney campaign, added that Romney believes that states should decide whether gay couples should have certain rights like hospital visitation, and the ability to adopt children, but not marriage rights.
Following last week's presidential debate, Bay Buchanan told The Advocate, "He very much supports traditional marriage, but he's also a very strong advocate for the Tenth Amendment. It's a state issue." She also said Romney would not get in the way of what states decided to do on marriage and adoption.
The statement seemed to be a slight change on his stance, since Romney signed a pledge earlier this year to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act and support a Federal Marriage Amendment, which would restrict same-sex couples from marrying.