Tag Archives: 2014 elections

He’s not running UNLESS God tells him to. PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: David Barton says Starbucks hates Jesus.  David Barton says God sent AIDS and meningitis to kill gay men.  David Barton says Jesus already declared same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.  David Barton says hating liberals is as good as virtue as hating Nazis.  David Barton says the right to own …

Yesterday US House rep and Maine gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud came out. With today’s official announcement by Charlie Crist, that means there’s a reasonable chance we’ll have two gay governors next year. One out, one bearded.

Chicago Cubs co-owner Pete Ricketts is running for governor of Nebraska. Despite having a gay sister who owns the team with him, he’s against gay marriage as are the other GOP candidates.  Shocking. But the Chicago Cubs have participated in Chicago’s gay pride parade, which one candidate is trying to use against him. The Cubs’ connection to the parade raised …

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US Senate candidate Liz Cheney is super-upset about a campaign ad that claims she secretly supports same-sex marriage. And she wants that shit off the air. Cheney’s office sent letters to cable operators and TV stations in the Mountain West region and demanded the ad be removed from broadcast zones in the Denver, Cheyenne and Casper markets. The Cheney camp …

“After long contemplation and prayer I am convinced that I should run for Governor of Massachusetts. I will run as an independent. The people of this state need a candidate who can clearly and unapologetically articulate Biblical values without fear or compromise. They need a candidate who will tell the simple truth that abortion is murder, and homosexuality is condemned …

Just to catch you up: Charlie Crist was elected governor in 2006 and then he hastily married a Halloween costumes heiress as John McCain mulled his vice presidential options and then he lost reelection to decided to not run against teabagger Rick Scott and then he ditched the GOP for an unsuccessful run for the Senate as an independent against …

Via Talking Points Memo: “The poll showed that voters gave the nod to a generic Democrat over a generic Republican ahead of the 2014 congressional races, 43 percent to 34 percent. According to Quinnipiac, that’s the widest advantage enjoyed by Democrats on that particular question.”

Next week Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who catapulted to national fame for her marathon filibuster of an anti-abortion bill, will formally announce to her bid to run for governor. Ms. Davis’s decision has the potential to turn the race to determine Gov. Rick Perry’s successor into a rare competitive showdown between long-suffering Texas Democrats and the Republican conservatives who …

NOM has issued a money beg to stop San Diego homocon Carl DeMaio from winning a seat in the US House. Via email from Brian Brown: As you know, NOM is engaged in fights to defend marriage in Congress as well as in states all across the country. And one of the most frustrating things I repeatedly run in to …

Almost two-thirds of polled Indiana voters say they oppose the proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. By 64 percent to 36 percent, voters say amending the Indiana Constitution is not the right way to deal with same sex marriage. A slight plurality – 46 percent to 43 percent – oppose the amendment. For comparison, an April 2013 statewide survey by …

The plan to place marriage equality on Arizona’s 2014 ballot has been dropped. Equal Marriage Arizona, which filed paperwork in June to gather signatures for the ballot measure, announced Monday that it will shut down its campaign. “The various LGBT advocacy groups in the state and nationally announced they weren’t going to throw their support behind the initiative,” said Equal …

Contrary to a report published yesterday by Politico, homocon former San Diego City Council member Carl DeMaio will not be running again for mayor and will continue his campaign for the US House. The decision by DeMaio comes after lengthy behind-the-scenes deliberations among Republican power brokers this past weekend in which they urged DeMaio to stay in the congressional race …

As same-sex marriages became legal in Minnesota, the anti-gay Minnesota For Marriage (home to Kalley Yanta) yesterday vowed that it will punish gay-friendly legislators during the 2014 election. With the financial help of NOM, of course. Minnesota for Marriage said it will support lawmakers who took politically difficult votes against the gay marriage bill and encourage opposition to those who …

(Via David Badash)

From his press release: Dr. Robert Garcia, the Vice Mayor of Long Beach, California, has announced that he is running for Mayor in a YouTube announcement released last week. Over 5500 people have already seen the video announcement. Dr. Garcia has served on the City Council for 4 years, and was elected Vice Mayor in 2012. He is 35, a …

Openly gay Maryland state Rep. Heather Mizeur has announced her 2014 run for governor. The Washington Blade reports: “I’m running for governor because I love this state and I see limitless possibilities on what we can accomplish together,” she told the Washington Blade in an interview before she officially declared her candidacy in an e-mail to supporters. Mizeur cited economic …

Over the weekend anti-gay Texas Attorney General officially kicked off his bid to succeed Gov. Rick Perry. Hundreds of sweaty supporters in Plaza Juarez near the famous River Walk cheered while trying desperately to cut the heat with yellow-and-blue paper fans bearing Abbott’s name over the words “Fast cars, firearms and freedom – it’s a Texas thing.” “With the money, …