Prop. 8 divides local GOP
The ballot measure to ban same-sex marriages, which had been expected to bring out the Republican base in November, is actually dividing the local GOP, with some top members complaining that it's alienating gay members of the party.Daily News
Several current and former members of the Republican Central Committee and Executive Committee sent a letter to county Chairwoman Linda Boyd protesting a 90-minute town-hall meeting in support of Proposition 8.
Boyd and the county Republicans had offered opponents of the measure three minutes to address the session. Scott Schmidt, a spokesman for the Republicans Against 8, rejected the offer.
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