Republican Matt Bevin, who exploited Kim Davis to order to galvanize evangelicals, decisively won Kentucky’s gubernatorial race tonight, defeating Attorney General Jack Conway, who had refused to defend his state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Bevin’s candidacy was heavily supported across Teabagistan.

The polls have just closed in Houston and as you can see activists kept the pressure on until the very last minute. The Houston Chronicle and local television are both running live vote tabulations. Hit the links and follow along with us. The first precincts should be reporting shortly and early voting tabulations are already coming in.  

The Kentucky couple whose livid videotaped confrontation with Kim Davis catapulted the renegade clerk to global infamy has gotten married. The student newspaper of Morehead State reports: Two months ago, an infuriated David Moore pounded his fist on a counter in the Rowan County Clerk’s office as he pleaded for the right to wed his partner David Ermold. Now “the …

We haven’t done a Swag Tuesday in some time, but is a great one. Via press release: First Comes Love is a new book of photographs and love stories that celebrates the lives and enduring relationships of LGBTQ couples from across the U.S. This is the story of our times! The coffee table book, with a foreword by icon Edie Windsor, …

This afternoon Hillary Clinton hit back at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who yesterday rallied his haters to vote against retaining Houston’s LGBT rights ordinance. Early voter turnout was heavy and the polls close at 7PM local time. I’ll be reporting the returns tonight until we get a final result.

You KNEW he couldn’t stay away, right? NPR reports: Announcing what could be a string of projects from the former host of The Daily Show, HBO says it has reached an exclusive four-year deal with Jon Stewart. In the first phase of the deal, Stewart will produce “short-form digital content,” HBO says. “Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly …

The widow of Robin Williams today disclosed that an autopsy revealed that the late comedian had suffered from a frequently misdiagnosed and rapidly advancing form of dementia. The New York Times reports: “It was not depression that killed Robin,” she told People. “Depression was one of let’s call it 50 symptoms, and it was a small one.” Mrs. Williams gave …

Rafael Cruz, who last week declared that gay activists want to legalize pedophilia, says that if Jeb Bush gets the nomination, Hillary Clinton will become president “and this country will be destroyed.” So Christians need to “take their country back!”

A 61 year-old Mississippi patriot has been charged with bombing a local Walmart because the chain no longer sells the Confederate flag. USA Today reports: Tupelo Police Chief Bart Aguirre said a vehicle pulled up to an entrance of the Walmart in North Gloster around 1:30 a.m. CT. “A white male got out, lit the package and threw it in …

Ah, satisfying. CNN breaks it down: President Barack Obama tore into Republican presidential candidates Monday night at a Democratic fundraising event in New York, saying their complaints about CNBC’s debate moderation aren’t an encouraging preview for their governing abilities. “Have you noticed that everyone of these candidates say, ‘Obama’s weak. Putin’s kicking sand in his face. When I talk to …

Speaking before the student body at Liberty University, loony tunes Rep. Louis Gohmert suggested an experiment in which four gay male couples and four straight couples are put on separate islands. “Then lets come back in 100 years and see which one nature favors.” Because dead gay people means Jesus is real. Or something. And if those four straight couples …

USA Today reports: Hillary Clinton has regained the lead over Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire, site of next year’s first Democratic primary, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Clinton leads Sanders 48% to 45%, according to the Monmouth University Poll. Sanders, a Vermont senator, held a 7-point lead in the same poll in September when Vice President Biden, Lincoln …

Lots of Oscar buzz for this one. The A.V. Club recaps: Charlie Kaufman’s new, long-in-the-works movie Anomalisa screened at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall, where The A.V. Club’s A.A. Dowd saw it and said it lived up to his (admittedly high) expectations. (The word “triumph” was specifically invoked.) Now the first trailer for the film has been …

Sen. Al Franken has launched a year-long battle to help Democrats flip the five Senate seats needed to assume the majority in 2016. Politico reports: In a rare interview in his Capitol office, the Minnesotan described his most ambitious effort yet to help elect Democrats in his more than six years in Washington. Franken is using his celebrity to help …

Well, this is encouraging. From a just-issued study by Pew Research: Pew Research Center surveys consistently show that not all religious “nones” are nonbelievers. In fact, the majority of Americans without a religious affiliation say they believe in God. As a group, however, the “nones” are far less religiously observant than Americans who identify with a specific faith. And, as …

The Hill reports: Donald Trump threw the Republican presidential campaigns for a loop on Monday, announcing that he’d break from a group seeking to gain control over the debate process and go it alone. Representatives from nearly every campaign — including Trump’s — gathered at a Washington-area hotel on Sunday night to hash out a list of demands they hoped …

Above is the top headline on Breitbart this morning. According to several anti-gay activists quoted by columnist and anti-gay hate group leader Austin Ruse, Teabagistan will turn on Marco Rubio over the new support of billionaire marriage equality advocate Paul Singer. He writes: “It gives me pause, because Singer has a deep commitment to flipping the Republican party on gay …

While Donald Trump continues to lead in some state polls, he again trails Ben Carson in the latest WSJ/NBC national poll. NBC News reports: Ben Carson has surged into the lead of the Republican presidential race, getting support from 29 percent of GOP primary voters, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That’s the highest percentage any GOP candidate …

Today’s the big day in Houston. From the editorial board of the New York Times comes a blistering denouncement of the ridiculous arguments put out by the haters. They write: Houston’s ordinance would allow transgender people to use public restrooms consistent with their gender identity. This is a fundamental right that does nothing to endanger others. There is absolutely no …

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has filed an objection to paying the “excessive” $200,000 in legal fees demanded by the attorneys who won same-sex marriage in his state. AL.com reports: Instead, Mobile attorneys Christine Hernandez and David Kennedy – who sought a $275 hourly rate – should be reimbursed about $50,000, according to the filing. The state’s figure factors in …