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Bachmann Highlights Antigay Positions

Bachmann Highlights Antigay Positions

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In the final days leading up to the Iowa presidential caucus, Michelle Bachmann is touting herself as more anti-marriage equality and anti-abortion rights than her opponents.

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In the final days leading up to the Iowa presidential caucus, Michelle Bachmann is touting herself as more anti-marriage equality and anti-abortion rights than her opponents.

At a campaign stop Tuesday in Council Bluffs, Bachmann sought to set herself apart from the rest of the Republican field, The New York Times reports. "Mitt Romney has defended gay marriage and even signed marriage licenses for same-sex couples, and Ron Paul doesn't believe the government should protect the institution of marriage," she said. "I have a record of defending life, marriage, and the family, and I'll protect them as president of the United States."

Bachmann's campaign staff also sent out a press release quoting longtime right-wing activist Phyllis Schlafly as saying, "Michele has the courage to be a leader among her peers. ... She has a 100 percent pro-life record and is a strong supporter of traditional marriage."

Iowa voters will make their preference for the GOP candidate known in the caucus next Tuesday.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.