Tag Archives: 2014 elections

LCR Endorses Homocon For Congress

“Log Cabin Republicans is proud to issue an enthusiastic endorsement of Carl’s campaign. The people of California need a reform-minded, new generation Republican to represent them in Congress, and I can think of no one who fits that bill better than Carl: a successful businessman, a proven leader, and a fine example of a strong gay conservative. This is a …

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Sarah Palin Considering 2014 Senate Bid

That’s what she says, anyway. Via Washington Post: “I’ve considered it, because people have requested me considering it,” she told radio host Sean Hannity. “But I’m still waiting to see what the lineup will be and hoping that … there will be some new blood, new energy, not just kind of picking from the same old politicians in the state.” …

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ARIZONA: Activists File To Place Same-Sex Marriage On 2014 Ballot

Equal Marriage Arizona yesterday filed the paperwork to begin raising the petition signatures required to place same-sex marriage on the 2014 ballot. The initiative also includes a clause stating that religious organizations or individuals cannot be required to officiate at a marriage if they have religious objections. The filing Monday allows the group to begin collecting the required 259,213 signatures …

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Ohio Activists: We Will Place Marriage Equality On The 2014 Ballot
UPDATE: NAT’L GROUPS DENY 2014 PLAN

Via press release from FreedomOhio: “We have decided to be on the ballot in 2014 to allow for a continuing dialogue with voters across Ohio about why marriage matters. We will continue to build upon the hundreds of thousands of conversations we’ve had already, to identify supportive voters, and to raise the resources necessary to mobilize a full-on campaign.” “We …

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Bachmann’s Opponent Drops Out

“Basically, after all that’s gone on, and with Michele Bachmann now stepping down, I’ve been talking to my friends and family and frankly, the feeling is, ‘Mission Accomplished.’ She wasn’t representing the people of the 6th District appropriately, and now she won’t be representing them. There’s no way anyone could run and win who would be worse than Michele Bachmann. …

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Crazy Eyes: I Won’t Run In 2014

Rep. Michele Bachmann announced this morning that she won’t run for reelection in 2014. According to the video posted on her website, her decision not to run has nothing to do with the current ethics probe into her failed presidential campaign. Uh huh. She said in a video posted on her campaign website that four two-year terms was enough time …

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Crazy Eyes Launches 2014 Ads

Michele Bachmann came thisclose to losing her House seat in November and she’s already launched her first television ads of the 2014 campaign. Bachmann, a conservative firebrand who waged an unsuccessful 2012 presidential campaign, has bought around $85,000 in TV airtime in the suburban Twin Cities area, National Journal reported, citing Federal Communications Commission records and an ad-buying source. The …

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Chart Of The Day

This chart will surely please the enemies of equality in Rhode Island and Illinois. (Polling data was not available for six states)  Source.

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OREGON: Haters Lose Bid To Rewrite Marriage Ban Ballot Measure

Oregon’s Attorney General has rejected the “absurd” bid of an anti-gay group to rewrite a proposed 2014 ballot measure to overturn that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The attorney general’s office on Friday announced its final wording on a ballot title — and it rejected the legal argument from an attorney for the Oregon Family Council that the title should …

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No Senate Bid For Ashley Judd

The rest of her message came via several follow-up tweets.

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Homocon Bruce Carroll: No 2014 Senate Run Because Of Danger From Gay Leftists

Former GOProud board member and Gay Patriot blogger Bruce Carroll announced tonight that he will not, after all, be running against Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2014 because he is worried about his safety from “the gay left.” The bottom line is that my partner John and I made a mutual decision that we didn’t want our entire lives invaded in …

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HomoQuotable – Bruce Carroll

“Now that I think about it, there are words that I shouldn’t have used, that I wouldn’t use as an official Senate candidate, and I don’t use them a lot, but everyone zeroes in on the one thing that they find. And, they’ll probably find that. I can’t do that as a Senate candidate, but I don’t think I should …

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HomoQuotable – Bruce Carroll

“Over the next few weeks, I will be studying the resources, time and effort it would take to do my part in holding Lindsey Graham accountable for his voting record and his attitude toward the voters in South Carolina. This is important: I do not make major decisions hastily; I will take adequate time to realistically look at all of …

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GOProud Board Member Steps Down To Challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham

The National Review has the story: Bruce Carroll, who blogs at GayPatriot, is stepping down from GOProud to explore a primary challenge to South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham. If Carroll goes forward with this, he will have to complete a Statement of Intention of Candidacy (SIC) form with the state GOP and a Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) form with …

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Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) To Retire

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2014. “These issues will have an enormous impact on the people of Michigan and the nation for years to come and we need ot confront them,” he wrote. “I can think of no better way to spend the next two years than to devote all of my …

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HomoQuotable – Nate Silver

“The polls can certainly affect elections at times. I hope people don’t take the forecasts too seriously. You’d rather have an experiment where you record it off from the actual voters, in a sense, but we’ll see. If it gets really weird in 2014, in 2016, then maybe I’ll stop doing it. I don’t want to influence the democratic process …

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NEW MEXICO: Marriage Bill Advances

By a 5-4 vote, yesterday the New Mexico House Public Affairs Committee narrowly approved a bill to place marriage equality to a public vote. The bill would let voters decide the issue of same-sex marriage, but it also states churches would not be required to recognize the same-sex marriage bill. After hearing very different opinions and personal experiences, lawmakers decided …

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Cory Booker Announces 2014 Senate Bid

Booker couches his announcement in the usual “exploring the possibility” language, but there it is. Sorry, New Jersey, there will be no Governor Booker. Not in 2014, at least.

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ILLINOIS: Not-Gay Rep. Aaron Schock Reportedly Mulling Run For Governor

According to a just-released poll, gay-friendly Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is the most unpopular governor in the nation. Quinn assumed office after former Gov. Rod Blagojevitch exploded into scandal and bad hair. Quinn then was “legitimately” elected in 2010. Among those reportedly considering a run to challenge Quinn in 2014 is totally not-gay slice of beefcake GOP Rep. Aaron Schock, …

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