2012 Presidential Race

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Romney’s Bigot Base Bullies Gay Foreign Policy Spokesman Into Quitting

The gay foreign policy spokesman Romney hired tolerated about two weeks of B.S. before jumping ship — yep, it’s gotten that bad over there.

Riese —

May 2, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Mitt Romney and Gay Marriage: It’s Complicated

Once upon a time, Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, and he wasn’t quite as anti-gay as conservatives might like.

Rachel —

May 1, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Romney Hires Openly Gay Spokesman, Conservative Groups Clutch Pearls in Horror

Mitt Romney’s spokesman is openly gay, and the AFA’s Bryan Fischer is very upset about it.

Rachel —

Apr 21, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Rick Santorum Drops Out of Presidential Race, But May Not Be Out of the Picture

Reports of a house falling on him, however, appear to have been exaggerated.

Rachel —

Apr 11, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

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politics + activism

The State of the Union: Obama Shares Feelings and John Boehner Claps Reluctantly

“I will not go back to the days when Wall Street was allowed to play by its own set of rules.”

Rachel —

Jan 25, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Santorum Won’t Be the GOP Nominee, But Still Won’t Stop Talking About Gay People

Rick Santorum is an idiot but it’s probably a bad idea to pretend he doesn’t exist.

Rachel —

Jan 18, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

team pick

politics + activism

A Campaign Trail Guide for the Rest Of Us

I don’t understand the campaign trail really at all, but maybe reading many many articles about it will help, or at least be really interesting!

Rachel —

Jan 17, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

team pick

politics + activism

New Prez Candidate “Vermin Love Supreme” Promises Free Ponies, Dental Care

Presidential candidate and performance artist Vermin Supreme wears a rubber boot on his head. And if he gets elected, all Americans get free ponies. What’s not to like?

Whitney Pow —

Jan 11, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Santorum Gets Booed in New Hampshire For Opposing Gays, Medical Marijuana, Happiness

Some voters in New Hampshire aren’t so into Rick Santorum’s “one man one woman” marriage idea.

Rachel —

Jan 6, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

gay republicans

politics + activism

Fred Karger is On a Mission To Harness The GOP’s Gay Voters

Gay Jewish GOP candidate Fred Karger is hoping to be the Republican primary protest vote a la Ralph Nader. We just have to hope this ends up going our way.

Lizz —

Jan 6, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Rick Santorum Almost Wins Iowa Caucus, But Actually Romney Does

As close as it was, and it was very close, Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus.

Rachel —

Jan 4, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Pro-Gay Vote Might Be Democrats’ Secret Weapon in 2012 Election

The Republicans have already decided that they don’t need the gays for the 2012 election, but Obama may feel differently.

Rachel —

Dec 30, 2011