"Interestingly" there are no current candidates that actually support gay marriage.
2007-08-24 08:50:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Gay_Marriage
2007-08-24 08:51:17 · update #1
For me..;I'd like to see Hilary Clinton giving it a try...
2007-08-24 08:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mike Gravel. And he's completely in favor of gay marriage. Unfortunately, he's an unknown Senator from Alaska, with little hope of winning the Democratic nomination. Equally unfortunate is that the frontrunners have little hope of winning the general election, since the Democrats can't win without at least a couple of the many states in the middle of the country that won't vote for either Hillary or a black man.
Edit: John Edwards' position has evolved, he supports Civil Unions with the same rights as marriage (a cop-out, I admit) and has usually voted in favor of gay rights, and his wife fully supports gay marriage, so it seems highly unlikely that he'd either initiate an anti-gay marriage amendment or stand in the way of legislation that extends civil protections, inheritancr rights, and tax and social security benefits to gay couples. And, since "marriage" is a state issue, a "gay marriage" bill is unlikely to cross his desk, so it's a bit of a moot point. So yes, I would fully support him if nominated, and I think he'd have a very good chance of winning the general election. The courts are really where it's going to be at for the next decade or so, and another Republican president could very well mean the re-criminalization of sex between gay men.
2007-08-24 09:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by kena2mi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, none of them support same sex marriage because if they did, then they know they can't possibly get nominated or win the election. But as you probably know, what candidates do before the election often is entirely different from what they do once they win and are in office.
On the Democratic side Barak Obama was looking pretty good, but his stance on the war in Afganistan has turned me off. Hillary seems unable to decide what she is for and against. John Edwards looks good in some areas but seems to be indecisive (I don't want another Jimmy Carter in office).
On the Republican side John McCain is a good man but seems to be a carbon copy of George Bush, the worst president we have had in a long time. Giulliani looked good for a while but now every time he opens his mouth he says something that turns me off. Cheney? = No way, Jose!
2007-08-24 09:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by randy_plrm 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hillary Clinton
2007-08-24 09:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by Jon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fred Thompson! VP Candidate Colin Powell (only he's too smart for it).
Hillary sucks, Ron Paul is in the closet, Huckabee is an idiot who did much for himself asa governor of Arkansas.
Why would anyone want the job? America is polarized beyond control, we are on the verge o a civil meltdoen which is what the wetbacks (illegal aliens for the PC out there) are wanting.
2007-08-24 09:04:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I want to see Hillary go all the way. Kucinich and Gravel fully support gay marriage. They feel anything less is not full equality.
p.s. Edwards does NOT support gay marriage. He is against it on religious grounds and has said so on multiple occasions. Alls anyone has to do is check the internet. There is plenty evidence to support what I say.
2007-08-24 09:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by realangst 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hillary Clinton.
2007-08-24 08:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by ♕ℭrown ƒit me good♕ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hilary Clinton
2007-08-24 08:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by irishlady 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ron Paul
I believe Mike Gravel supports gay marriage.
2007-08-24 08:56:31 · answer #9 · answered by appalachianlimbo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think we should allow three terms. Let a president complete his plans or fully learn his folly if the states (the people) will it. Believe me, Hillory is a Phony. Of course I don't like a lot of things that Bush believes now, but I don't see him as a phony. I think he can learn and change and does care about some-one beyond himself, as Hillory does
NOT. I would like to spend weeks and weeks of time with bush, affect him while he his on his journey, and take him into mine, blend the two a bit. I think I would have a thousand times better chance to reach him than Hillory.
2007-08-24 09:19:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's currently between Obama and Clinton, with Obama slightly ahead in my book.
I'd like to see some debates between the various Democratic candidates to see their views on random issues--not just homosexuality.
2007-08-24 09:03:34 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋