Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio reaches out to gay Republicans
Source: Reuters
22 APR 2015 AT 09:27 ET
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The Florida senators staff have held quarterly meetings with the Log Cabin Republicans going back some time, their executive director, Gregory Angelo, told Reuters. The meetings with the advocacy group were to discuss legislation, issues and opportunities to partner on, Angelo said. Rubios office declined to comment on the meetings.
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The Log Cabin Republicans Angelo said, however, that Rubio was not as adamantly opposed to all things LGBT as some of his statements suggest. The staff meetings did not include Rubio, he said. The group has also met with Republican presidential contenders: former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina earlier this year and Senator Rand Paul and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, both in 2013.
Paul has sought to differentiate between traditional marriage and civil contracts, while Walker said at the weekend he had attended a wedding reception for a gay relative.
Efforts by Rubio, Paul and Walker to add nuance to their views on gay marriage could play well with some younger Republicans, even if it proves unpopular with social conservatives.
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valerief
(53,235 posts)totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)Rubio is not now, never was and never will be a friend of the LGBT community.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)IOW, Rubio tells the wingnut base what they want to hear, then he has his staff (and maybe himself) tell the gays, "I'm not really that bad for you."
All the 'pukes do the same thing at one time or another. When Mitt Romney ran against Senator Ted Kennedy, Mittens claimed he'd do more and be more for the LGBT Community.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)brooklynite
(94,591 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)prays for a cure for his gay friends regularly.
Eugene
(61,899 posts)Paper Roses
(7,473 posts)Oxymoron?
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)And maybe I won't round you all up, to be shipped off to GITMO.
...pandering of the worst kind.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)statements suggest.
Damn.
Maybe he will even let you into the house when company's not around. You'll still have to come in through the back door and you can't sit on the good chairs.
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)an oxymoron?
candelista
(1,986 posts)Larry Craig
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)candelista
(1,986 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)nt
tanyev
(42,564 posts)Christian Group Investigating Family & Staff Of 2016 Candidates To Expose 'Gay Sympathizers'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141072345