Comments on: Exit poll: Gay voters made up 5 percent of 2012 electorate http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | All The Worlds News http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-104120 Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | All The Worlds News Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:37:57 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-104120 [...] positions on immigration drove Latinos to vote Democrat at a clip of more than 70 percent, and nearly 80 percent of gays stuck with Obama. Young voters have been overwhelmingly drawn to the “Obama [...]

]]> By: Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | bestwebnewsonline.com http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-104117 Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | bestwebnewsonline.com Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:28:48 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-104117 [...] positions on immigration drove Latinos to vote Democrat at a clip of more than 70 percent, and nearly 80 percent of gays stuck with Obama. Young voters have been overwhelmingly drawn to the “Obama [...]

]]> By: Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | Sandbox http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-103998 Here’s Why Democrats Shouldn’t Get Complacent About Republican Disarray – The Atlantic | Sandbox Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:18:44 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-103998 [...] positions on immigration drove Latinos to vote Democrat at a clip of more than 70 percent, and nearly 80 percent of gays stuck with Obama. Young voters have been overwhelmingly drawn to the “Obama [...]

]]> By: What America’s Top LGBT Leaders Think Obama Must Do Next | The New Civil Rights Movement http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-84554 What America’s Top LGBT Leaders Think Obama Must Do Next | The New Civil Rights Movement Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:23:54 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-84554 [...] In making those nominations, he should remember who put him back in the White House. At least 5 percent of those who voted for Obama were lesbian, gay or bisexual. Without us, he might not have won the [...]

]]> By: Alice Wujciak http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-82401 Alice Wujciak Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:43:07 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-82401 Hate themselves?

Voting is such a complicated thing. Do we vote for what benefits us personally, or for what we feel would benefit the country? Although I voted Democratic, I would have to commend Republican gays who were willing to give up self-interest (marriage rights, etc.) for what they believe would help the economy and the overall good.

It's hard to understand another's point of view, when ours seems so, well . . . TRUE!

]]> By: GOP Awakens the Sleeping Black Giant | http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-81512 GOP Awakens the Sleeping Black Giant | Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:43:31 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-81512 [...] repeal of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. According to an exit poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, 77 percent of the gay vote went to the president, with the Republican challenger only getting 23 [...]

]]> By: Kari Compton http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-81479 Kari Compton Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:16:39 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-81479 They should consider that, but they probably will not. One thing that party lines should never divide is civil rights and unfortunately, our two main parties seem to feel that if one side is FOR something, another side must be AGAINST something. Sadly, that's just not true. I guess the idea of them agreeing on something is so abhorrent between them that cooperating on common sense values is just too much.

]]> By: LeeAnn Kincade Horn http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-81419 LeeAnn Kincade Horn Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-81419 Doreen, my daughter, my gay son & me all voted for Obama.

]]> By: Vicky Hancock http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-81378 Vicky Hancock Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:47:44 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-81378 hmmm. worried about the budget.

]]> By: Laura http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/07/exit-poll-gay-voters-made-up-5-percent-of-2012-electorate/#comment-81351 Laura Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:06:12 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=52330#comment-81351 Anyone that votes republican and identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender needs to get their head examined. That’s a clear indication that they loath themselves and are acting out on those feelings. Imagine voting for Romney after he’d stated that he supported a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. It just doesn’t add up. Maybe these are the Larry Craigs’ of the world. “I am not gay!” Or maybe these people aren’t gay at all. They just say that to mess up the pollsters.

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