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Romney Challenged On Past Support For Gay Rights At Iowa Debate (ThinkProgress)

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Fox News’ Chris Wallace challenged Mitt Romney on his past support for gay rights during Thursday night’s GOP presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa.

The former Massachusetts governor defended his 1994 claim that he would fight harder for equality than Ted Kennedy, explaining that he “does not believe in discriminating against people based upon their sexual orientation,” and could have fought “for anti-discrimination in a way that would be even better than Senator Kennedy, as a Democrat, who would be expected to do so.” He insisted, however, that he has consistently opposed marriage equality. Watch it:

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Complete article at Think Progress : http://bit.ly/vDCIjx