Obama Campaign Reaches Out
The Obama campaign held a conference call with LGBT activists and journalists, many of them Clinton supporter to the end, to reassure them of Obama's committment to LGBT rights and get their help in his election.
Andrew at Queerty has a lot on it, as does Kevin Naff at the Washington Blade:
Steve Hildebrand, Obama’s deputy campaign manager, hosted the call that was joined by about 1,200 listeners, and promised that within two weeks Obama would host a follow-up call to address gays directly. In his remarks, Hildebrand emphasized Obama’s “rock solid commitment to gay equality.”
“We know there are a lot of people who have supported Sen. Clinton on the call,” Hildebrand said, “we recognize the pain that goes with some of this, but we need your help, we want your help … we’ll take it when you’re ready.”
UPDATE: Pam has a lot more on this too.
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