Posted on 02/18/2014 5:32:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A San Diego council member has become the first openly gay Republican to include his same-sex partner in a campaign advertisement.
Carl DeMaio, who is currently attempting to win the Republican primary, and challenge Democrat Rep. Scott Peters, has featured footage of his partner, Johnathan Hale, and himself at a pride parade in 2012 in a campaign spot that was released on Thursday.
GOP campaign officials and Elizabeth Wilner, who tracks campaign ads for the nonpartisan firm Kantar Media, told The Wall Street Journal that to their knowledge this was the first political advertisement from either party which included a politician's gay partner.
DeMaio, who is running against two other Republicans, has received the support of several high profile House leaders, including Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who have given the campaign $10,000 and $5,000 respectively.
DeMaio said that Hale did not have a problem appearing in the video because he supported his partner's political ambitions.
"You know, I think he's very supportive because he knows that I am very passionate about reforming our nation's finances and getting people back to work and holding government accountable just like I did in San Diego to save the city from bankruptcy," DeMaio told The Wall Street Journal. "In order to do this, I think we need to fix our political party, getting it off the divisive social issues and refocusing their attention on fiscal and economic reforms that are able to unite Americans, rather than divide them."
DeMaio also said he didn't think including Hale was a "big deal."
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what’s next - they show us the bedroom where they “do it”?
Bakersfield gave us Buck Owens.
Also Marle Haggard and Dwight Yoakam.
And Chris Hillman.
“The city of SD is much more liberal than the rest of the county.”
Most cities are.
>> the first openly gay Republican... who is currently attempting to win the Republican primary, and challenge Democrat Rep. Scott Peters
So this fag is after Peters’ seat, eh?
That’s what fags do, I guess.
Given the subject matter at hand, it's pronounced:
Outh!
Yes?
Someone who openly identifies themselves as their sex habit and wears rainbow flags is someone who would never get my vote.
More than one city in the county. Not all liberal
Sick, sick, sick.
And it just figures the GOP leadership is all thrilled and supporting this.
The ever dependable Cantor and McCarthy duo.
Useless, just freakin useless.
A republican “IDIOT”
You are a bigot.
Nope. People whose whole identity is their sex habit are mentally ill.
Bigot.
I am not a bigot because I disagree with some perverts swinging their sex habits for the world to see and demanding I respect them. I put them in the same category I put prostitutes and porn stars. They are vile and likely mentally ill.
You have no tolerance for me because I don’t approve of someones lifestyle choices. I have the freedom of thought, you would take that away. You are the bigot.
Bigot
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