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September 08, 2004
Voter News Service (VNS) reported that more than 1,000,000 gays and lesbians voted for Bush in the 2000 elections. According to VNS exit polls, the number represented about 25% of the 4,000,000 gay and lesbian votes cast.
In 2000, some states came down to a difference of a few hundred votes. Does the gay vote make a difference? In 2000, Florida gays delivered 59,592 votes to Bush. That's close to 50,000 votes President Bush will have to find somewhere else.
| Gay Vote compared to other minority blocs | |||
| VOTING BLOC | OVERALL (2000) | GORE | BUSH |
| African Am. | 10% | 90% | 9% |
| Latino | 7% | 62% | 35% |
| Gay | 4% | 70% | 25% |
| Jewish | 4% | 79% | 19% |
| Asian | 2% | 55% | 41% |
The national board of Log Cabin Republicans voted 22-2 Tuesday night to hold back the endorsement and called Bush "disloyal" to the 1 million gay men and lesbian women who it said supported his candidacy four years ago."It is impossible to overstate the depth of anger and disappointment caused by the president's support for an antifamily constitutional amendment. This amendment would not only ban gay marriage, it would also jeopardize civil unions and domestic partnerships," Log Cabin political director Chris Barron said.
[Log Cabin Republicans withhold endorsement of Bush because of gay marriage opposition - AP - 09-08-04]
also read: BoiFromTroy, Stonewall Democrats United
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