Spitzer says he will support gay marriage if elected... Help or Hurt?
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Question: How will this impact his campaign?
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Other:  Talk about different race, fool.  This one is over.		  
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« on: January 27, 2006, 01:37:14 PM »
Tom Suozzi:

He also opposed gay marriage but supported a civil unions law for same-sex partners.

Eliot Spitzer:

He countered by saying that, as governor, he would introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2006, 01:40:37 PM »
Minimal impact as he'll win either way.
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2006, 01:41:00 PM »
Ballsy move by Spitzer and I think it will have minimal impact.
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2006, 01:46:07 PM »
i still support the man who isnt a johnny-come-lately to the issue of gay rights--william weld.
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2006, 04:08:40 PM »
Doesn't much matter, barring a major gaffe he'll win in a walk.  All this does is make me support Spitzer in the primary over Suozzi, but still with Weld in the general.
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2006, 10:29:26 AM »
Minimal impact

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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2006, 10:53:57 AM »
Minimal impact -this is New York, after all......
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2006, 01:34:42 PM »
Well, if the Republicans nominate Weld, then the Conservative party nominee would at least take column "C" back and threaten column "B".

Essentially, it will annoy some socially conservative Democrats enough to get them to vote for the Conservative party nominee.

Independence will fall to column "D" (and might lose that to Working Families, depending upon whether Golisano dumps more money into that toxic waste dump).
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2006, 01:49:29 PM »
Minimal impact in the gubernatorial election.  Spitzer looks like the kind of guy who will take a crack at the presidency, so I will say it will hurt him then.
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2006, 02:59:19 PM »
Minimal impact.  Spitzer wins regardless.

It does prove, however, that Spitzer is, after all, as deranged as are some Massachusetts Democrats.
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2006, 03:03:20 PM »
Because he supports gay marriage?
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2006, 03:25:17 PM »

My view is, if same sex couples want to be recognized in a legal relationship, fine.  Call it a "civil union," with all the legal benefits and all the legal responsibilities that a marriage entails.

Leave the term "marriage" out of it altogether.  To me, marriage is the union of one man and one woman.

Sorry, "deranged" is of course not an accurate description, my apologies.  "Misguided" is more what I meant to say.  In my view, same sex "marriage" is a misguided concept. 
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2006, 03:58:51 PM »
Fair enough, and for the record, I wasnt attacking you.  I was just wondering if this issue alone was responsible for your strong dislike of Spitzer or is there other stuff?
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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2006, 06:40:29 PM »
I wouldn't say that I have a strong dislike for Eliot Spitzer.  I believe he is brilliant and that he is a dedicated public servant.

Most of his platform is reasonable, although, myself, I would like to see someone a bit more conservative, but we have to consisder, after all, he is a candidate for Governor of New York.

Personally, if I was a resident of New York, and could vote in the Democratic primary, I would choose Tom Suozzi, with the same sex marriage issue certainly being a determining factor for me.  Spitzer,  evidently, supports same sex "marriage," while Suozzi, evidently, supports same sex "civil unions."
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« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2006, 07:09:42 PM »
Spitzer has zero chance of being President anyway. Besides, at least he took a position... he isn't following the Casey Plan.
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« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2006, 07:57:52 PM »
Quote from: AuH2O on January 31, 2006, 07:09:42 PM
Spitzer has zero chance of being President anyway. Besides, at least he took a position... he isn't following the Casey Plan.

Who said he was running for president?
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« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2006, 07:59:50 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on January 31, 2006, 07:57:52 PM
Quote from: AuH2O on January 31, 2006, 07:09:42 PM
Spitzer has zero chance of being President anyway. Besides, at least he took a position... he isn't following the Casey Plan.

Who said he was running for president?

In the 2012 thread he was mentioned but I doubt he'd win as a balding NY jew, no offense to jews, as is my father, but he wouldn't play well in the south.
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« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2006, 01:15:29 AM »
Minimal impact

Though  would have to say as someone who likes both Spitzer & Suozzi, this may have me lean more towards Spitzer in a Primary.  This is the first I have seen Suozzi opposing gay marriage (he has expressed his support for Civil Unions in the past & stated he was strongly against the FMA, but this is the first I have seen him offer his position on the Gay Marriage other than opposing Bush's FMA
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