Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: McCain gaining ground but running out of time
, contributing editor, 365Gay Blog 10.20.2008 9:25pm EDT
Like I wrote this morning John McCain has seen a uptick in his support in the past week. However, as the good folk over at 538.com point out, time is not on his side (especially if McCain concedes Colorado, Iowa and New Mexico). Aside from time. McCain also has to be worried about cash because Barack Obama’s campaign warchest got $150 million dollars larger last month. That pays for a lot of volunteers and media time.
Palin now supports a US Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage. If McCain were to die in office, she would be our worst nightmare:
From Yahoo news:
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says she supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a break with John McCain who has said he believes states should be left to define what marriage is.
In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network, the Alaska governor said she had voted in 1998 for a state amendment banning same sex marriage and hoped to see a federal ban on such unions.
“I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that’s where we would go. I don’t support gay marriage,” Palin said. She said she believed traditional marriage is the foundation for strong families.
McCain, an Arizona senator, is supporting a ballot initiative in his state this year that would ban gay marriage. But he has consistently and forcefully opposed a federal marriage amendment, saying it would usurp states’ authority on such matters.