2012 Election
Republican State Rep Takes Pro-Gay Marriage Testimony to Airwaves
Last February 8, when the state house of representatives passed legislation legalizing gay marriage, Afternoon Jolt yawned on the one hand, writing this: "Passing gay marriage is a big deal, but more importantly, it isn’t (55-43 with two Republicans voting yea). So we’re giving today’s vote a non-jolt: Marriage equality, though obviously historic, is many years overdue."
Our jaded sensibility aside, we went on to say this: "What does deserve a jolt is the speech that Republican Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-16, Walla Walla) gave."
You'll remember that Walsh's amazing speech —a heartfelt civil rights history lesson to her fellow Republicans and a shout-out to her own lesbian daughter—quickly went viral .
And now: She's the star of the latest pro-gay marriage TV ad, with this knock-out closing line, "As a Republican, I don't believe the government should tell anybody who they can or cannot marry."
A new KING 5 poll has the pro-gay marriage measure, R-74, ahead, 55-40.
The pro-gay marriage campaign is also far ahead in fundraising, having raised $8.5 million with $6.3 million on hand. Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos contributed $2.5 million.
The anti-gay marriage campaign has raised $1.1 million with about $800,000 cash on hand. Their big backer, the Washington D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage, has contributed $260,000—a lot of money, but hardly the kind of hardcore backing NOM is known for.
They also bailed on their promise to spend money against pro-gay marriage Republicans like Walsh.
Our jaded sensibility aside, we went on to say this: "What does deserve a jolt is the speech that Republican Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-16, Walla Walla) gave."
You'll remember that Walsh's amazing speech —a heartfelt civil rights history lesson to her fellow Republicans and a shout-out to her own lesbian daughter—quickly went viral .
And now: She's the star of the latest pro-gay marriage TV ad, with this knock-out closing line, "As a Republican, I don't believe the government should tell anybody who they can or cannot marry."
A new KING 5 poll has the pro-gay marriage measure, R-74, ahead, 55-40.
The pro-gay marriage campaign is also far ahead in fundraising, having raised $8.5 million with $6.3 million on hand. Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos contributed $2.5 million.
The anti-gay marriage campaign has raised $1.1 million with about $800,000 cash on hand. Their big backer, the Washington D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage, has contributed $260,000—a lot of money, but hardly the kind of hardcore backing NOM is known for.
They also bailed on their promise to spend money against pro-gay marriage Republicans like Walsh.
