(Chicago, IL) AP reports that the American Civil Liberties Union hired Next Generation Public Affairs to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois.Ā Former Iowa GOP Chair Matt Strawn started this firm along with former Illinois GOP Chair Pat Brady.Ā Strawn is not a registered lobbyist in Illinois.
Yet his firm is.Ā The previous attempt to legalize same-sex marriage failed so the firm has been hired to work on Republicans.
I remember when Matt Strawn ran for Iowa GOP Chair.Ā He produced a video for his campaign.Ā In it he discussed fighting for āour shared valuesā and ānot sacrificing our conservative valuesā to win elections.
I guess thatās out the window now.Ā To say this is disappointing is an understatement.Ā I liked Strawn as a state chair, and I like him personally.Ā I thought he was a good state chairman.Ā I didnāt like how he handled the Iowa Caucus results, but over all I appreciated his tenure.Ā This feels like a betrayal.
We need to rememberĀ which party is the party of same-sex marriage (and it isnāt the Republican Party).
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