State Party Considers Firing Chairman for Embracing Gay Marriage

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the talk nationally of the GOP becoming more inclusive and appealing to voters by softening stances on social issues, it’s difficult to actually follow through.

The state Republican Party’s central committee will meet Saturday to consider firing chairman Pat Brady, largely because he spoke out in favor of a bill to end Illinois’ ban on gay marriage. 

And the only Republican state senator to vote in favor of same-sex marriage, Sen. Jason Barickman, has been chastised by his colleagues and a national organization opposing the measure.

republicans are in need of a good organizer maybe they should wait till 2016 after their 3rd lost and ask Pres. to help them after all he is a community organizer too.

After a poor showing at the polls in November, national Republican party leaders vowed to work harder to attract more young, moderate and minority voters — those who may be on board with the party fiscally speaking, but are turned off by the conservative views on social issues, such as immigration and gay rights.

Last month, more than 75 prominent Republicans, including four governors and advisers to former President George W. Bush, signed a legal brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Former First Lady Laura Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney also support gay marriage.

But politicians who step out on the ledge in order to instigate change risk getting pushed off, as their actions raise the ire of social conservatives, the Republicans most likely to vote in primaries and have leadership posts.

this is a great example of their self stifiling, the Mob half of the party the T-Per's are holding their guys hostage with primarys and they inturn hold us hostage to "APPEASE"  them.  if together we stand no longer exist within that club than divided they fall, if they lose again in 2014-16 will anybody hear it? +o)