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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: SiouxPal who wrote (58646)10/6/2004 12:07:50 AM
From: Karen Lawrence  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
I think that anyone who's not making over 200k per year who really listened to what the candidates had to say MUST choose Kerry/Edwards. My boyfriend and I watched the debates together. He walked away about seven minutes before they ended. I take that as a concession that Edwards won. :)

I felt that Edwards put the gay marriage malarkey to bed when he declared that marriage is only for a man and a woman. Creating a special amendment banning gay marriage is irrelevant. What those folks want is to be able to get benefits from their long-term relationships. And I hope if that comes about it applies to hetersexual partners as well.

From Fox: Gay marriage is a wedge issue that many voters care about, and for some heading to the polls on Nov. 2, it is the key issue. If the election is decided by a razor-thin margin, the candidates' stark differences on gay marriage (search) could be the reason for victory or defeat.

President Bush wants a constitutional amendment barring gay marriage; John Kerry wants to leave the decision up to the states. Bush's position has helped solidify his position among Christian conservatives, and his political operatives say they hope it helps boost turnout among this voting bloc. But gay Republicans and others in the community vow Bush will lose a significant number of the gay votes he received in 2000.

Bush's reasons for coming out so strongly against gay marriage are clear, say gay activists. "The hope that it will energize the far right base. [But] it's very unclear whether that strategy will actually work," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (search), which describes itself as the oldest national organization working to eliminate prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

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