tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post114939384370929417..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Democrat Convention Theme: Ditch MitchGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1149474213488803852006-06-04T21:23:00.000-05:002006-06-04T21:23:00.000-05:00I'm torn on the Gay Rights issue. I completely su...I'm torn on the Gay Rights issue. I completely support gay rights, everyone should be equal under the law, no matter who or what you are.<BR/><BR/>BUT, Gay Rights, or rather, No Gay Rights, is a traditionally strong Republican issue. Gay Marriage was the single reason Bush won in 2004, as Karl Rove helped push states to get Gay Marriage on the ballot. This ensured that the "base" would go to the polls against gay marriage, and would likely vote for Bush at the same time.<BR/><BR/>We need to win back as much as possible this year, and by talking about a wedge issue that goes against us, we're going to not do as well as we could. I'm all for gay rights, but there are a lot of other things we need to do too and 2006 and 2008 are CRITICAL years. One step at a time, then maybe we can bring a few more people around before the whole country falls apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com