Comments on: San Diego mayoral candidate leaves Republican Party

By: jerry

jerry — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:48:49 +0000

IT, the link is hard to follow. It starts out with page not found/work in progress. Click on that and then scroll down to a section listing military and click on that and work your way through to the story. I spent the time reading all 4 installments and would recommend all 4 for everyone else.

Thanks for the link.

By: IT

IT — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:14:37 +0000

It’s not odd. Most of the Republicans in San Diego are old-style “checkbook” Republicans, interested in fiscal matters and pro-business, but not really bothered by social issues.

Yup, it’s not a right-wing little Navy town any more. Even the Marines take gay dates to the Ball (see here: http://matthewphelps.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/on-marines-equality-and-my-date-to-the-marine-corps-birthday-ball-part-1/)

I don’t vote for someone because s/he’s gay, I vote on the issues. I was happy that Mayor Sanders came to his senses on equality, but I wanted Donna Frye to be mayor. And I agree with the post above, I’ll vote for (straight and supportive) Bob Filner over any of the gay candidates because I agree with him on more of the issues.

I really look forward to the day when being gay is no longer something upon which we need to remark.

By: Rob in San Diego

Rob in San Diego — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:11:03 +0000

I live in San Diego, North County and I don’t know any LGBT friends who are supporting either Dumanis or DeMaio, neither have done much to advance our causes or fight for equality.

By: Tom in Lazybrook

Tom in Lazybrook — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:12:26 +0000

I used to live in SD, and I know both DeMaio and Dumanis. I like Dumanis, but I, and most LGBT voters I know there will be supporting Filner (a straight LGBT Democrat).

I’ll leave DeMaio to his outrageous comments about Toni Atkins (SD’s first – acting – LGBT Mayor) which he gratuitiously told me while drunk and belligerent at a bar a few years back.

I do have to admit that DeMaio has grown up a little bit in the last couple of years, but he had so far to go in the first place…..he’s not there yet.

I like Dumanis, and I’m proud to have voted for her when she first ran. Its going to be DeMaio versus Filner in the general. I hope its Dumanis (we can’t lose that way). Which will set up a very interesting general where the openly Gay candidate will likely get less than 20 percent of the Gay vote. And he may still win election. I could vote for Dumanis in the general…but DeMaio…nah.

I miss living in San Diego. But its really, really expensive there. Still. And San Diego doesn’t have that many high paying jobs in relation to its size.

By: A. M.

A. M. — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:42:12 +0000

East County S.D. probably does not support equality on the whole.

I think it more accurately reflects though that unless someone running tries to make gay equality an issue, then the voting population just doesn’t care. Its a debate that in the end doesn’t affect 98% of the population in any way. It takes a NOM or an anti-gay candidate to galvanize people to care.