Obama takes commanding lead in Electoral College Forecast (ECF)
As you may have noticed, two weeks ago I started a new feature in the sidebar called Electoral College Forecast (ECF), which is an updated forecast model for how the Electoral College would shake out if the election were held today. In the next few months we will be under an avalanche of polls, gauging...
A tender moment collides with cheap thrills
File this under unintended VPL. Republican Missouri State Rep. Zach Wyatt came out of the closet today in a speech to Republican colleagues, asking them to withdraw their support like anti-gay issues like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which has been advancing through the legislature. However, Wyatt’s touching comments were upstaged by some man’s cock...
Polls show Amendment One will pass
If current polling holds, Amendment One, the North Carolina anti-marriage amendment, will easily pass on May 8. According to Towleroad: There has been no movement on North Carolina’s proposed marriage amendment since PPP last released a poll a week ago. Likely primary voters are still planning to vote for the amendment by a 14-point margin,...
MUST READ: Romney’s gay spokesman should worry Obama
Michelangelo Signorile has a must read piece on The Huffington Post detailing why Mitt Romney’s gay spokesperson should worry the Obama campaign. Signorile posted his piece yesterday, and it picked up traction earlier today on America Blog Gay.
WATCH: Press Secretary Jay Carney responds to why Obama rejected non-discrimination order
At today’s press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney comes under intense questioning over the president’s decision to not issue an executive order on employment non-discrimination. Watch:
MUST READ: “The Republicans Are All Right”
The New York Times has a must read article on the four Republican state senators in New York that helped pass marriage equality. By siding with Gov. Cuomo and Democrats, these “wayward” GOP senators now have targets on their backs, and are facing political trouble from their own party. The Times notes: The quartet of...
NYT on NOM’s “poisonous political approach”
The New York Times published an editorial today condemning the National Organization for Marriage’s attempts to, among various sins, drive a wedge between blacks and gays. The paper sums up the bottom line clearly: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have publicly aligned themselves with the group and signed its pledge to work aggressively...
