Gay Democrats downplay the rivalry within the LGBT community

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between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Despite tensions between candidates’ supporters, community will back eventual nominee, activists say

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This year, according to exit polls and results from heavily gay precincts across the country, a majority in the LGBT community supports Clinton. In Dallas, Clinton won the popular vote in Dallas County’s six most heavily gay precincts by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent, despite a countywide victory for Obama of 61 percent to 38 percent.

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“People are passionately supporting their candidate of choice. … There’s no question that we’re all going to come together. There’s nobody in Stonewall who would ever say ‘I’m not going to support Obama’ or ‘I’m not going to support Hillary.’”

Fitzsimmons noted it’s not the first time the LGBT community has been divided over presidential candidates. He recalled the Democratic contest in Texas in 1980, when the community was split between Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy. In 2004, when Stonewall Democrats of Dallas seemed ready to endorse Howard Dean, Fitzsimmons orchestrated a co-endorsement of Dean and eventual nominee John Kerry.

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“If Obama wins, they’re going to scrunch up their faces and pout about it, but they’ll end up voting for Obama in the end,” Bradberry said of Clinton supporters

http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_8439.php


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[JoFerret]

1. A remarkably sane bunch

working through a difficult dilemma. refreshing.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. I know who Stipe is supporting.

[grantcart]

3. 'pout' lol interesting thanks

[phrigndumass]

4. IMHO: If a candidate supports change for everyone, then the GLBT community benefits also

Instead of it being an unanswered promise and an "I wish I had done more" comment a la President Clinton (let's not forget "Don't ask, don't tell"), it's a hope for positive change for everyone. I can see our community benefitting greatly from an Obama presidency.

Thanks for posting the link, and Happy Easter!

:hi:

[QC]

5. "they’re going to scrunch up their faces and pout about it"

Miss Thing would do well not to insult people whose support she needs.