Social Conservatives and LGBT Community Join Forces to Defeat Gay Republican
The right thinks he’s a gay rights activist, but the LGBT community don’t think he’s supportive enough.
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The only thing social conservatives and LGBT activists in San Diego’s 52nd congressional district agree on is that they don’t want Carl DeMaio, the openly gay Republican candidate, to be their next congressman.
Social conservatives have made a deal with the devil, urging voters to support incumbent Democratic Representative Scott Peters over DeMaio. Meanwhile, the candidate never managed to convince the local LGBT community that he was a strong advocate for gay rights.