Gay Voters Join Conservative Party to Help New York Ally

[William769]

Hundreds of advocates have registered with the Erie County Conservative Party, which staunchly opposes same-sex marriage, in order to help New York state senator Mark Grisanti, one of four Republicans who voted for the marriage equality bill.

According to WGRZ, at least 250 advocates, most of them gay, signed up to ensure that Grisanti wins the nomination of the Conservative Party, a crucial nod for a Republican running for reelection in New York. Conservative Party chairman Michael Long has vowed not to support any senator who voted for the bill, which passed the senate by a vote of 33 to 29 in June.

Grisanti, a freshman, is considered highly vulnerable in his heavily Democratic district in Buffalo. Like other senators who voted for the bill, he has been targeted with ominous billboards by the National Organization for Marriage. High-profile donors including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, philanthropist Tim Gill and hedge fund manager Phil Singer have raised more than $1.2 million for their re-election campaigns of Grisanti and senators James Alesi, Roy McDonald and Stephen Saland.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/10/18/Gay_Voters_Join_Conservative_Party_to_Help_New_York_Ally/

[still_one]

1. We sometimes talk about people in "red" states voting against their own interests, it looks like

they aren't the only ones

[William769]

2. You mean like the Democrat in New York that voted NO to Gay marriage?