"Bill Jones is a 45-year-old gay Republican from Dallas. For the first time in his life, he's considering voting for a Democrat in a presidential election. Jones still doesn't agree with the Democrats on fiscal policy or the size of government, but last week his priorities shifted.
On May 9 President Barack Obama told ABC's Robin Roberts that he believed same-sex couples "should be able to get married." A day later, likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney affirmed his opposition to same-sex marriages and civil unions.
"It stopped me dead in my tracks because it removed the one rationalization I always had," Jones said. He never thought he would be casting a vote based on a candidate's views on gay rights, but in past presidential elections, neither candidate supported same-sex marriage. "I was always able to say, Well if both sides aren't really going to do anything, I'm going to vote for the side that supports free markets and private property rights."
Much attention has been paid to how Obama's announcement on same-sex marriage will affect the election. There is a wide range of opinion about whether Democrats, Republicans or independents will likely be swayed. But little attention has been paid to the reaction of a small group of voters: gay Republicans.
Bill White, the prominent former president of the Intrepid Museum, recently asked that his donation to the Romney campaign be returned as a result of Obama's shift on marriage. Will more gay Romney supporters follow suit?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/gay-republicans_n_1527918.html?ref=politics&ir=Politics
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