March 04, 2004
#243 - He's Even Alienated the Longsuffering Log Cabin Republicans

We never thought we'd see the day, but the Log Cabin Republicans have finally decided that enough is enough:

Gay activists who helped deliver more than a million votes for George W. Bush in 2000 are so outraged that the president endorsed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that they are setting up organizations and planning advertising campaigns against the amendment that could undermine Bush's re-election effort.

Two of the largest Republican gay-rights groups, Log Cabin Republicans and the Republican Unity Coalition, have broken with the president, accusing him of turning against gays to rally his conservative supporters.

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Exit polls from the 2000 election indicated that about 1 million gay voters had voted for Bush, or one-fourth of the total gay turnout.

"Those million gay votes are gone. People are just beside themselves," said one Republican activist. "Those voters in 2000 are dealing with a whole new set of facts now. There is nothing for gays now." (via the Seattle Times)

High fives all around to the Log Cabins -- doormats no longer.

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