Tag Archives: 2011 elections

NORTH CAROLINA: FRC Launches Anti-Gay Marriage Radio Campaign

The Family Research Council, an SPLC-certified hate group whose president once gave $82,000 to the Ku Klux Klan, has launched an anti-gay marriage radio campaign in North Carolina, where a constitutional ban will be voted on this Tuesday. Twelve different versions of the ad, each with the endorsement of a different local GOP official, are being broadcast. Marriage is at …

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Democrat Leads For Weiner’s Seat

For the special election to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Assemblyman David Weprin (above left) has opened up an eight-point polling lead over NOM-backed Bob Turner, who also has the support of Orthodox Jews who say Weprin has betrayed them. The GSG survey also found Weprin’s numbers improved when respondents were “informed” of his endorsement by the NYT. (I’m …

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NEW YORK: Pro-Gay Democrat To Replace U.S. Rep. Chris “Craigslist” Lee

Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul, who supports same-sex marriage and the repeal of DADT, last night won the special election to replace Rep. Chris Lee (R), who resigned earlier this year after being exposed for cruising Craigslist for women other than his wife. The election largely turned on the GOP’s campaign to dismantle Medicare. “Today, the Republican plan to end …

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Circumcision Ban Makes SF Ballot

Yesterday San Francisco election officials certified the petition campaign to place a city-wide ban on circumcision on the November ballot. If the measure passes, circumcision would be prohibited among males under the age of 18. The practice would become a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail. There would be …

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Fake Jane Corwin

New York Assemblywoman Jane Corwin is the GOP’s pick to replace Rep. Chris “Craigslist” Lee, who resigned from Congress earlier this year after Gawker exposed his online search for women other than his wife. And somebody has had a bit of fun with a fake Corwin campaign site, which will give you a few laughs. The special election is May …

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BRITAIN: Fake Gay Election Leaflets Sent To Muslim Neighborhood

Voters in a Muslim neighborhood in Leicester, England have been sent election leaflets claiming to be from the Liberal Democrats in which the party pledges that it will “force schools to teach that homosexuality is normal.” A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats says the leaflets are not from them. The spokesman added: “Some of this leaflet is completely true and …

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CANADA: Conservatives Win Majority

Canada’s Conservative Party swept into the majority in yesterday’s national elections. Canadian voters have radically redrawn the country’s political landscape, handing the Conservative Party its long-sought majority in an election that decimated the Bloc Québécois and humbled the Liberals. For the first time in history, the New Democratic Party will form the Official Opposition after an extraordinary breakthrough that propelled …

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Olympian Carl Lewis To Run For NJ Senate

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis will today announce his intention to run for the New Jersey Senate as a Democrat. Lewis emailed a media advisory to reporters saying he will be giving a speech at 2 p.m. at the Old County Courthouse in Mt. Holly to “make an announcement regarding his political plans.” Democrats have been in talks with …

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FLORIDA: Gay Candidate’s Signs Defaced

Campaign signs for openly gay Miami Shores city council candidate Jesse Walters have been found defaced with the words “faggot” and “shit lover.” One of Walters’ opponents brought it to his attention Sunday after hearing one was posted at a family member’s home. More defaced signs were found throughout the area. “Initially it was very unsettling, you know it was …

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Unmarried And Unelectable

From a campaign mailer in Florida: “Rose Ferlita has put her political ambition first and foremost, while her opponent is a dedicated family man with two children — Ferlita is an unmarried woman with a suspect commitment to family values,” it reads. Moreover, as Florida blog Saint Petersblog notes, “unmarried” is a “codeword” — “if you read between the lines …

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Rahm Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor

Former Obama administration White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel today coasted to an easy victory in Chicago’s mayoral race. “I want to extend my congratulations to Rahm Emanuel on a well-deserved victory tonight,” Obama said in a statement. “As a Chicagoan and a friend, I couldn’t be prouder. Rahm will be a terrific mayor for all the people of …

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IRELAND: JMG Reader Vivian Cummins Runs For Office As Marriage Proponent

Longtime JMG reader Vivian Cummins has announced his candidacy for Ireland’s Parliament as a Green Party proponent of same-sex marriage. Via press release: Vivian Cummins, the Green Party candidate for Kildare South is believed to be the only gay and officially recognised civil partnered candidate in the forthcoming General Election in the Irish Republic to be held on 25th February …

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Rahm Emanuel Back On Ballot

This afternoon the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Rahm Emanuel has met the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago. The justices said Emanuel’s opponents did not prove that he had given up residency when he served in the Obama administration in Washington. “Given the record before us, it is simply not possible to find clearly erroneous the …

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Rahm Emanuel Back On Ballot (For Now)

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear Rahm Emanuel’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that he does not meet the eligibility requirements to be mayor of Chicago. It will hear the case without oral arguments or new briefs, allowing for a faster ruling on the matter. The quick proceedings are necessary, with the race less than a month …

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Openly Gay SF Supervisor Bevan Dufty To Run For Mayor In 2011

San Francisco City Supervisor Bevan Dufty has announced his bid to become San Francisco’s first openly gay mayor. Via the Bay Area Reporter: Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who will be termed out of his District 8 seat in January 2011, will officially declare his candidacy to be San Francisco’s next mayor when he pulls papers to enter the race this morning, …

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