Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2016 23:05:24 GMT -6
Anti-Gay Bigots Take Pathetic Swipe at GOP Sen. Rob Portman After Failing to Find Viable Primary Challenger
Back in November 2014, the National Organization for Marriage vowed to unseat Ohio Republican Rob Portman, who in 2013 become the first sitting US senator in the GOP to endorse same-sex marriage after his son, Will, came out as gay.
In a press release, NOM took credit for defeating pro-LGBT Republicans in the 2014 mid-term elections and declared that Portman, then considered a possible GOP presidential candidate, would be its next target:
Portman faces voters in Ohio in a 2016 reelection race, but has also been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for president.
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/anti-gay-bigots-take-pathetic-swipe-gop-sen-rob-portman-failing-find-viable-primary-challenger/
Back in November 2014, the National Organization for Marriage vowed to unseat Ohio Republican Rob Portman, who in 2013 become the first sitting US senator in the GOP to endorse same-sex marriage after his son, Will, came out as gay.
In a press release, NOM took credit for defeating pro-LGBT Republicans in the 2014 mid-term elections and declared that Portman, then considered a possible GOP presidential candidate, would be its next target:
Portman faces voters in Ohio in a 2016 reelection race, but has also been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for president.
“Rob Portman can forget about getting elected President of the United States,” said [NOM President Brian] Brown. “If he runs we will make sure that GOP primary voters are aware of his desire to redefine marriage and his willingness to see federal judges set aside the votes of 50 million Americans who enacted marriage amendments across the country because his son is gay. Rob Portman’s son has a right to live as he chooses, but that does not give his father the right to redefine marriage. The same voters who just elected pro-marriage candidates like Joni Ernst, Tim Scott, Tom Cotton, Pat Roberts and Thom Tillis are not going to support someone like Rob Portman.”
Brown said that if Portman runs for reelection, they will oppose him in Ohio. “The people of Ohio deserve a US Senator who respects their votes for marriage. We hope that Portman faces a stiff challenge in the Republican primary from a candidate who will proudly stand for marriage. We intend to oppose Sen. Portman for reelection, and if he survives a primary challenge we will urge Republicans and Independents to refuse to vote for him in the General Election ..”
Brown said that if Portman runs for reelection, they will oppose him in Ohio. “The people of Ohio deserve a US Senator who respects their votes for marriage. We hope that Portman faces a stiff challenge in the Republican primary from a candidate who will proudly stand for marriage. We intend to oppose Sen. Portman for reelection, and if he survives a primary challenge we will urge Republicans and Independents to refuse to vote for him in the General Election ..”
Continued at www.towleroad.com/2016/01/anti-gay-bigots-take-pathetic-swipe-gop-sen-rob-portman-failing-find-viable-primary-challenger/