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Related: About this forumRepublican ex-Congressman Tom Davis: Gay marriage opposition ‘not a comfortable place to be’ for GOP
Source: Yahoo! News
Republican ex-Congressman Tom Davis: Gay marriage opposition 'not a comfortable place to be' for GOP in the long run
By Chris Moody | The Ticket 2 hrs 36 mins ago
One day after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, Tom Davis, Republican ex-Congressman from Virginia, said that while the GOP's opposition to gay marriage may not hurt them now, it's "not a comfortable place" for the party in the long run.
"Long term it's probably not a comfortable place to be," Davis said during a roundtable meeting with reporters Thursday when asked whether Republican opposition to gay marriage could hurt the party. "It's a generational issue."
Davis, the president of a coalition of moderate lawmakers called the Republican Main Street Partnership, declined to comment on his own views about gay marriage, but conceded that if members of his party hope to remain electable to future generations of voters, the party platform may need to change.
"Demographically," he said, "I think Republicans have to, you know, take a look at what issues are going to appeal."
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By Chris Moody | The Ticket 2 hrs 36 mins ago
One day after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, Tom Davis, Republican ex-Congressman from Virginia, said that while the GOP's opposition to gay marriage may not hurt them now, it's "not a comfortable place" for the party in the long run.
"Long term it's probably not a comfortable place to be," Davis said during a roundtable meeting with reporters Thursday when asked whether Republican opposition to gay marriage could hurt the party. "It's a generational issue."
Davis, the president of a coalition of moderate lawmakers called the Republican Main Street Partnership, declined to comment on his own views about gay marriage, but conceded that if members of his party hope to remain electable to future generations of voters, the party platform may need to change.
"Demographically," he said, "I think Republicans have to, you know, take a look at what issues are going to appeal."
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Republican ex-Congressman Tom Davis: Gay marriage opposition ‘not a comfortable place to be’ for GOP (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2012
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What is this? An appeal for sanity, moderation, and distance from the fundy base?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
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Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)1. What is this? An appeal for sanity, moderation, and distance from the fundy base?
Good luck with that Tom!
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)2. Yeah that message should reasonate very well among the fundie base
Davis, et. al keep forgetting that it's the fundies driving the bus.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)5. "driving the bus" right over a cliff, hopefully.
brooklynite
(94,728 posts)3. The operative phrase is "ex-Congressman"
SOmehow, the courageous Republicans never say anything when they're in office.
cr8tvlde
(1,185 posts)6. Sadly, noticed the same for anti-war Generals ... ex ...
meaning already receiving pension.
longship
(40,416 posts)4. Oh dear! The lights are burning late at Camp Rmoney!
A little schadenfreude on my part...
Hopefully to become a lot of schadenfreude.