Friday, May 02, 2008

Why I stopped supporting the Human Rights Campaign

This kind of B.S. is why I stopped renewing my Human Rights Campaign membership: read about how the HRC has chosen not to support any candidate in the Oregon Senate race, neither Gordon Smith who has been rather supportive (especially for a Republican) of LGBT causes nor either of the LGBT-friendly candidates running for the Democratic nomination.

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Blogger Marc said...

i emailed them to question their not supporting jim dean in NC, and actually received a response:

HRC PAC generally does not make an endorsement in a primary with more than one viable, pro-GLBT candidate without an incumbent (including the Presidential race at this point). In North Carolina, two candidates have emerged, including one who is openly gay; and another who is a straight ally; both have taken pro-GLBT stands. Both of these candidates count many HRC members in North Carolina as supporters. HRC has chosen to stay neutral in this race at this time, and will reassess this race after the June 6th primary.

obviously a canned response, and from what i've picked up elsewhere, it seems they will only back a candidate when they are confident that the candidate will win. rather than supporting someone who could use the help they hold off to pick the sure winners to bolster their end results on endorsements. "16 of 18 candidates we backed have won."

kind of sickens me, and has me seriously wondering if i'm going to renew my membership next year.

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