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Article: In search of fair-minded Republicans: Log Cabin Republicans is forging ahead in support of GOP candidates--despite an antigay party platform and a president it will not endorse.(Campaign 2004)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2004
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For gay and lesbian voting, perhaps the most notable news to come out of rim Republican National Convention in New York was also the most predictable. Five days after the convention ended, the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans on September 7 made good on a promise to fight for inclusion in the party by deciding not to endorse George W. Bush. The announcement ended months of speculation over whether the group, which claims 12,000 members in about 40 chapters nation wide, would choose to back a president who has become increasingly vocal about his opposition to equality for gay trod lesbian couples.
The 22-2 vote by Log Cabin's national board marked the ...