A Republican super-PAC has erected
billboards in 5 states informing voters that President Barack Obama
supports “gay marriage and abortion.”
Adorned in red, white and blue, the
billboards state, “Obama supports gay marriage and abortion,”
before asking in a word bubble, “Do you?” and calling on voters
to “Vote Republican.”
The president announced in May his
support for gay nuptials. He also supports Roe v. Wade.
In 2011, he said: “I am committed to
protecting this constitutional right. I also remain committed to
policies, initiatives, and programs that help prevent unintended
pregnancies, support women and mothers, encourage healthy
relationships, and promote adoption.”
The nascent super-PAC Republican Union
PAC spent $950,000 to erect the billboards in five key states:
Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Spokesman Bo Harmon said his group will
also pay to move people into states with close presidential and
congressional races.
“For years and years, Democrat unions
have held an advantage over Republicans in terms of grassroots
volunteer deployment because of their ability to cover the cost of
activists going into the field in target states,” Harmon told
Bloomberg.com.
“Republicans have millions and millions of conservative activists
around the country and the Republican Union PAC was created to help
move activists into target states and cover the cost of their
deployment.”
A photo of the billboards was first
posted on the gay politics blog Joe
My God.