Thursday, April 4, 2013

U.S. House Democrats from Texas among those not supporting gay marriage

Most Democrats, and a small handful of Republicans, have publicly shifted from opposition to support of gay marriage. Here's a graph that shows how quickly this change has happened in the Senate.


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But the Houston Chronicle - and the Hill - reports that three Texas Democrats are among a small handful of party members that are not shifting theie positions. This includes are representative Gene Green.

Gay marriage might be for Democrats the same type of issue immigration reform is for Republicans: An issue that might have the support of the general population, but id passionately opposed by the segment of the electorate that really matters: Primary voters.