By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade
Sep 2 2008, 2:32 PM |
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The Log Cabin Republicans today officially threw its support behind Sen. John McCain in the GOP candidate’s bid for the White House.
The organization announced its endorsement of McCain during its “Big Tent Event” celebration in Minneapolis, which is taking place amid the festivities at the Republican National Convention.
The Log Cabin board voted to endorse the candidate Monday night by a vote of 12 to 2.
In a statement today, Patrick Sammon, president of Log Cabin, said his organization is standing by McCain because the senator stood with Log Cabin in opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment when it came before Congress.
“Sen. McCain showed courage by bucking his own party's leadership and the president — twice voting against the amendment,” Sammon said. “He gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor, calling the amendment ‘antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans.’”
Log Cabin Board Chair Pete Kingma said Log Cabin also favors McCain because he is a “maverick” who often bucks his own party. McCain’s maverick behavior is a “trait most recently on display with his decision to select Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate,” Kingma said.
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