Only Dem Candidate for Govovernor in Ohio for Gay Marriage

The Democratic candidate for governor, Ed Fitzgerald, has come out in favor of gay marriage. The Cuyahoga County Executive told a gay magazine in Columbus that he would back a constitutional amendment in Ohio to allow it. 

In 2004, Karl Rove helped spearhead anti gay-marriage amendments
 in Ohio and nine other states.  President Bush’s campaign manager 
that year said the idea was to turn out conservative voters, and it 
worked.  Now only nine years later, some politicians feel safe enough
 to support gay marriage.
Ed Fitzgerald told Outlook Columbus: “I believe in full equality for all 
Ohioans, and that includes the LGBT community, and that includes 
issues not just related to marriage, but also employment and housing.”

His campaign issued a press release quoting his comments in the 
magazine.
In March, GOP Sen. Rob Portman changed his views and announced
 he is in favor of gay marriage because his son is gay.  That led to an 
immediate backlash from conservative Republicans.  It also led to
 ridicule by others who coined the verb “Portmanize” to mean adopting 
a view only because it benefits someone close to you. But Portman’s
 stance could also make him more popular as a presidential candidate 
in 2016.
But a small indication of how Ohioans feel about the subject could be 
coming sooner. Fitzgerald’s decision draws a distinction between him
 and Gov. Kasich. The governor said in March he was against gay 
marriage but would support civil unions. His aide later told reporters 
that the governor made a mistake and did not support civil unions. 
 Polls generally find younger Americans are much more amenable to 
gay marriage than older citizens.
This was posted at wksu.org


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