If you want to sum up his evolution on LGBT rights, "Mitt Gets Worse" is a very accurate phrase.
A Romney presidency would be a serious setback. It's up to all of us to make sure Mitt can’t repeat his Massachusetts record as in Washington.
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More than 25,000 people like you agree — Log Cabin Republicans shouldn’t endorse Romney/Ryan and their the extreme anti-gay platform. Our goal is to reach 30,000 signatures by Tomorrow. While the Republicans are in Tampa, the likelihood of Log Cabin Republicans endorsing the ticket is extremely high. That’s why it’s so important that all of [...]
An anti-Mitt Romney campaign is lobbying the Log Cabin Republicans to withhold their endorsement from the Republican presidential nominee, saying he would “reverse decades of progress.”
The “Mitt Gets Worse” campaign wrote a letter to Log Cabin this week and launched a petition that says the pick of Paul Ryan as running mate only solidifies its case that Romney is no better than George W. Bush on LGBT rights.
Log Cabin’s national board voted 22-2 in 2004 to withhold its endorsement from Bush, citing the president’s vocal support for an amendment to the Constitution banning same-sex marriage and his backing of similar efforts at the state level in speeches on the stump and during public appearances. Romney has signed a pledge to the National Organization for Marriage saying he too would back an amendment to the Constitution. And Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, is on the record with two votes in favor of the failed Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
WASHINGTON - Mitt Gets Worse founders David Brock of American Bridge and Rick Jacobs of Courage Campaign Super PAC released the following statement after the campaign’s petition urging the Log Cabin Republicans to refrain from endorsing the Romney-Ryan ticket:
“In just 24 hours, more than 15,000 people have joined our effort urging the Log Cabin Republicans to refrain from endorsing Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. We have enormous respect for the Log Cabin Republicans and all they’ve done to make life better for LGBT Americans. After examining their records, we’re certain that under a Romney-Ryan administration, things would get worse. Much worse. We’re hopeful that Log Cabin Republicans will live up to their reputation for independence and stand up for what they know is right. After all, If they didn’t endorse George W. Bush, why would they endorse Romney-Ryan, whose policies are as bad or worse than Bush’s for LGBT people?”
We’re calling on Log Cabin Republicans to stand in solidarity with our community. Read the full text of our letter to Log Cabin Republicans, then add your name to our letter.
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