Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker says that to young conservatives, gay marriage is pretty much a dead issue.
“I’ve had young people ask me … why the government is sanctioning it in the first place,” Mr. Walker said, during a televised discussion with NBC host David Gregory. Mr. Walker said that most of the younger conservatives aren’t really focused on fighting same-sex marriage — that they believe it’s a human right much more than older, traditional GOP voters do, he said, as Newsmax reported.
CNN Republican political pundit Ana Navarro agreed.
“As the youngest person on this panel, I think it’s generational,” she said in the Newsmax report. “I want people who are pro-traditional marriage to tolerate my views and … I need to tolerate the views of those who think marriage is just a man and a woman and know that that does not make them a bigot.”
The discussion was centered on the recent announcement of conservative Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, who recently flip-flopped his view of gay marriage. He said he now supports same-sex marriage, in part because of his son’s coming out.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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