Comments on: Will Obama, Romney talk marriage in upcoming debate?

By: Katrina Rose

Katrina Rose — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:51:22 +0000

Get real. St. Barney just gave Mitt the Flip permission to go to town on the Kosilek decision.

By: Rebecca Juro

Rebecca Juro — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:34:05 +0000

If any LGBT issue is discussed at this debate or following ones, it should be the issues that the polls show the highest number of LGBT voters actually care about: Jobs and the economy, in other words ENDA and the reality that you can still be denied a job or rental of a home, fired, or even denied access to public spaces in 29 states if you're gay and 34 states if you're trans.

The latest LOGO poll confirms what we've known all along (despite what Beltway insider LGBT orgs might want you to believe), more than double the number of LGBT voters cite jobs (14%) and three times the number cite the economy (18%) than cite marriage (6%) as a primary concern. If they're going to bring up these issues at all, it should be the ones that impact the most LGBT Americans, not the ones that get the big-money donors to open their checkbooks.

All that said, I don't expect any LGBT issues to make the cut. We've been consistently ignored throughout Presidential debate history and I really don't expect that to change now.

By: Joe Hamilton

Joe Hamilton — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:35:13 +0000

Which of course is idiotic, Mr. Wolfson, because EVERY homo sapien living on the entire globe we call errrrrth now knows that Barack Obama supports the right of any HS (Homo Sapien) to love any other HS regardless of gender. Or ethnicity… or religious belief… or pointiness of ears… etc… I think he has made that pretty darn clear. Oh, and only HS’s in the USA need to know that for the election and yes, they ALL know it. So what else do u get paid to do, Evan? Just kidding, I know u do a lot, but c’mon ;) Obama’s already been unequivocal, whether he says it to Romney’s face or America’s face or not…

By: Marc Paige

Marc Paige — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:45:46 +0000

If the question about marriage for gay couples comes up, Obama will be smart to point out that Mitt Romney is in favor of amending our Constitution on the issue, therefore denying the right for states to decide for themselves. If ENDA comes up, it will be a gift for President Obama, because once they explain to Romney what it is, he will admit he’s against the legislation. This will turn off the vast majority of Americans, who recoil at the idea of someone being fired because of who they are.

By: Dan Collier

Dan Collier — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:31:32 +0000

However same-sex marriage is broached, Obama’s response will be far more open and forthright than Romney’s, which will equivocate.

By: Stephen Rutgers

Stephen Rutgers — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:30:42 +0000

Excited for the debates! I wonder if anything gay issues will come up at all.

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:13:43 +0000

Anything is possible. It could be one of the debated topics this election year!

By: Willy Braxton

Willy Braxton — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:47:32 +0000

Will ENDA come up in the debate?