This is intersting, and maybe a smart move on the part of the DNC in the face of what may well be a close presidential election.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced on Monday a program to recruit GLBT voters during Gay Pride events across the country this year.
The effort, called “Pride at the Polls,” is being organized by the DNC, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus of the College Democrats of America (CDA-GLBT) and GLBT youth community leaders to help elect a Democratic president and Democrats at all levels.
I think it’s a smart move, because the majority of gay and lesbian voters, Log Cabin voters not withstanding, swing Democratic once they step behind the curtain of the voting booth.
Exit polls determined during the 2000 election that about 4 percent of voters identified themselves as gay or lesbian. Seventy-five percent of those respondents voted for former Vice President Al Gore over President George W. Bush.
And with Bush’s initiative to “defend marriage” looming, gays might just be lining up to register to vote in this election. If nothing else, it can’t hurt gays or the Democrats to have more gays & lesbians voting.