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http://www.houstonvoice.com/2004/11-5/news/national/ponder.cfm
Bush wins quarter of gay vote
Meanwhile, the nationwide exit poll conducted for a consortium of news media outlets showed that four percent of the electorate identified itself as gay male, lesbian, or bisexual.
Of that total, Kerry won 77 percent of the gay vote compared to 23 percent for Bush, the exit poll showed. Independent presidential contender Ralph Nader received less than one percent, the poll showed.
Although the poll shows that Kerry won handily among gays, many gay activists said they were baffled over why 23 percent of the gay electorate - which translates into more than one million gays - would vote for a president who pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
An exit poll conducted four years ago showed that Bush received a nearly identical percentage of the gay vote when he ran against Vice President Al Gore.
Patrick Guerriero, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans, the national gay group that chose not to endorse Bush, said he was not surprised over the size of the gay vote for Bush.
“I predicted that Bush could get as much as 30 percent of the gay vote in the middle of a war on terrorism,” Guerriero said.
Gay Republican activist Carl Schmid of D.C. said he, too, wasn’t surprised over the gay GOP vote.
“Obviously, gay people vote on issues other than gay issues,” said Schmid. “Everyone knows who is better on gay issues. But there are other issues that people think are important.”
interesting. but, it only slightly surprised me. when you vote, you make a decided effort to vote for the candidate that best meets your needs based on how you prioritize them. (for instance, bush and i don't agree on a whole lot of things, but those things tend to be lower on my priority list than the things i disagree with john kerry on.) i guess 23% of gays don't care that much about gay marriage. just like me.
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Bush wins quarter of gay vote
Meanwhile, the nationwide exit poll conducted for a consortium of news media outlets showed that four percent of the electorate identified itself as gay male, lesbian, or bisexual.
Of that total, Kerry won 77 percent of the gay vote compared to 23 percent for Bush, the exit poll showed. Independent presidential contender Ralph Nader received less than one percent, the poll showed.
Although the poll shows that Kerry won handily among gays, many gay activists said they were baffled over why 23 percent of the gay electorate - which translates into more than one million gays - would vote for a president who pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
An exit poll conducted four years ago showed that Bush received a nearly identical percentage of the gay vote when he ran against Vice President Al Gore.
Patrick Guerriero, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans, the national gay group that chose not to endorse Bush, said he was not surprised over the size of the gay vote for Bush.
“I predicted that Bush could get as much as 30 percent of the gay vote in the middle of a war on terrorism,” Guerriero said.
Gay Republican activist Carl Schmid of D.C. said he, too, wasn’t surprised over the gay GOP vote.
“Obviously, gay people vote on issues other than gay issues,” said Schmid. “Everyone knows who is better on gay issues. But there are other issues that people think are important.”
interesting. but, it only slightly surprised me. when you vote, you make a decided effort to vote for the candidate that best meets your needs based on how you prioritize them. (for instance, bush and i don't agree on a whole lot of things, but those things tend to be lower on my priority list than the things i disagree with john kerry on.) i guess 23% of gays don't care that much about gay marriage. just like me.
no comments because i don't think there's anything worth saying in reply to this. lol